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laggy

English

Etymology

From lag +? -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?læ?i/
  • Rhymes: -æ?i

Adjective

laggy (comparative laggier, superlative laggiest)

  1. Having a delayed response to a change in the factors influencing it.
    Gasoline prices usually show a laggier response to crude-oil price reduction than to crude-oil price increases.
  2. (computing, Internet, video games, informal) Tending to lag, or respond slowly because of network latency.
    I've given up trying to play on that laggy server.

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claggy

English

Etymology

clag +? -y

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klæ?i?/

Adjective

claggy (comparative claggier, superlative claggiest)

  1. (of mud, tar, glue or the like) Sticky or tacky.
  2. (specifically, of a roof in a mine) Adhesive, having coal clinging to it.

Synonyms

  • (sticky): agglutinative, tenacious; see also Thesaurus:adhesive

References

  • claggy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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