"cloggy" meaning in English

See cloggy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: cloggier [comparative], cloggiest [superlative]
Etymology: clog + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|clog|y}} clog + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|cloggier}} cloggy (comparative cloggier, superlative cloggiest)
  1. Tending to cause clogging due to its texture; lumpy; sticky.
    Sense id: en-cloggy-en-adj-JddNKSHc
  2. Somewhat clogged or impeded.
    Sense id: en-cloggy-en-adj-5aHrs7QP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cloggily, clogginess

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for cloggy meaning in English (1.9kB)

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