slaggy

American  

[slag-ee] / ˈslæg i /

adjective

slaggier, slaggiest

1. of, relating to, or like slag.

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Etymology

Origin of slaggy

First recorded in 1680–90; slag ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Afford a fluid bead with but little of that salt, but with a larger quantity a slaggy mass.c.

From A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations by Anonymous

It appeared to me a common aerolite covered with a thick slaggy coating, glossy and pitch-like, worn and polished.

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Forms a slaggy mass, which laid on silver and moistened, gives the sulphur reaction.

From A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations by Anonymous

Fuses to a slaggy mass, which on silver gives the sulphur reaction.

From A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations by Anonymous

He had, without explanation, the impression of a slaggy cliff and on it, in silhouette against menacing clouds, a lone and austere figure.

From Babbitt by Lewis, Sinclair