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slaggy

[ slag-ee ]
/ ˈslæg i /
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adjective, slag·gi·er, slag·gi·est.
of, relating to, or like slag.
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Origin of slaggy

First recorded in 1680–90; slag1 + -y1

Words nearby slaggy

slacktivism, slack water, slag, slag cement, slag down, slaggy, slag heap, slain, slàinte mhath, slake, slaked lime
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How to use slaggy in a sentence

  • Slaggy and scoriaceous phases are common, but probably represent only a small part of the different flows.

    Mount Rainier|Various

  • In a basal flow in Moraine Park, the slaggy and compact phases show differences in phenocrysts as well as in groundmass.

    Mount Rainier|Various

  • It was hard walking over the shingly, slaggy stones, but they made their way to the summit at last.

    A Desert Drama|A. Conan Doyle
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