"claggy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /klæɡiː/ Forms: claggier [comparative], claggiest [superlative]
Etymology: clag + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|clag|y}} clag + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} claggy (comparative claggier, superlative claggiest)
  1. (of mud, tar, glue or the like) Sticky or tacky. Synonyms (sticky): agglutinative
    Sense id: en-claggy-en-adj-6IqvwEpH Disambiguation of 'sticky': 63 37
  2. (specifically, of a roof in a mine) Adhesive, having coal clinging to it. Tags: specifically
    Sense id: en-claggy-en-adj-CtbbqO~k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tenacious, adhesive

Inflected forms

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