claggy

From clag + -y.

• IPA^(key): /ˈklæɡi/

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claggy (comparative claggier, superlative claggiest)

1. (of mud, tar, glue or the like) Sticky or tacky.
2. (mining, of a roof in a mine) Adhesive, having coal clinging to it.
3. (numismatics, of a coin) Having mineralised earth or other deposit adhered to it.

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

• “claggy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.