1. of, containing, or resembling sand; sandy
Usage: technical; geology
2. (of rock or sediment) composed mainly of sand-sized particles
Usage: geology; technical

Examples

• The arenaceous soil near the beach made it difficult to grow most plants.
• Geologists identified the arenaceous deposits as evidence of an ancient shoreline.
• The arenaceous texture of the sandstone indicated it had been formed in a desert environment.
• This arenaceous formation contains fossils from the Cretaceous period.
• The riverbed's arenaceous composition made it ideal for sand mining.