slaggy

[ slag-ee ]

adjective

, slag·gi·er, slag·gi·est.

1. of, relating to, or like slag.

Word History and Origins

Origin of slaggy¹

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

Example Sentences

Slaggy and scoriaceous phases are common, but probably represent only a small part of the different flows.

From Project Gutenberg

In a basal flow in Moraine Park, the slaggy and compact phases show differences in phenocrysts as well as in groundmass.

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It was hard walking over the shingly, slaggy stones, but they made their way to the summit at last.

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