slaty Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite of the color of slate or granite
    slate-grey; stone-gray; slaty-gray; slate-gray; slatey; slaty-grey; stone-grey.
    • the slaty sky of dawn

WordNet

Slat"y adjective
Etymology
From Slate.
Definitions
  1. Resembling slate; having the nature, appearance, or properties, of slate; composed of thin parallel plates, capable of being separated by splitting; as, a slaty color or texture.

Webster 1913