cherty C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈtʃɝːti/ UK /ˈtʃɜːti/ See IPA manual Freq #494702 Meanings 1 adj containing, resembling, or composed largely of chert, a hard fine-grained siliceous rock The island's cherty rock fractured into sharp, glasslike edges. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · containing, resembling, or... siliceousflinty Word family Derived forms chertiness Related forms chertflintsilicasedimentary rock Etymology Formed from chert + -y. Chert is the geological name for a hard rock made chiefly of microcrystalline silica; its deeper origin is uncertain. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # cherty **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈtʃɝːti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtʃɜːti/ **Frequency rank:** 494702 ## Meanings 1. containing, resembling, or composed largely of chert, a hard fine-grained siliceous rock ## Examples - The island's cherty rock fractured into sharp, glasslike edges. ## Synonyms - siliceous - flinty ## Derived Forms - chertiness ## Related Forms - chert - flint - silica - sedimentary rock ## Etymology Formed from chert + -y. Chert is the geological name for a hard rock made chiefly of microcrystalline silica; its deeper origin is uncertain. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown