slaggy

[ slag-ee ]

adjective,slag·gi·er, slag·gi·est.

of, relating to, or like slag.

Origin of slaggy

¹

First recorded in 1680–90; slag¹ + -y¹

Words Nearby slaggy

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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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