SLAGGY

Etymology

Adjective

slaggy (comparative slaggier or more slaggy, superlative slaggiest or most slaggy)

(of a material) Resembling or containing slag.

(UK, Australia, New Zealand, pejorative, of a person) Resembling a slag, especially in behaviour.

Source: Wiktionary


Slag"gy, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to slag; resembling slag; as, slaggy cobalt.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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