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

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

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

The cellular and slaggy surface where the pasty lava was distended by escaping steam is recognized by the amygdules which now fill the ancient steam blebs.

From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon

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