Etymograph

English

soily

From soil + -y.

Formed from soil + -y

Middle English soile ‘ground, earth’

English soil

Today it means

adj Covered in soil; earthy.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “soily”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / soily