The difference between Adhesive and Claggy

When used as adjectives, adhesive means sticky, whereas claggy means sticky or tacky.


Adhesive is also noun with the meaning: a substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion.

check bellow for the other definitions of Adhesive and Claggy

  1. Adhesive as an adjective:

    sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances

  2. Adhesive as an adjective:

    apt or tending to adhere; clinging

  1. Adhesive as a noun:

    a substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion

  1. Claggy as an adjective (of mud, tar, glue or the like):

    Sticky or tacky.

  2. Claggy as an adjective (specifically, of a roof in a mine):

    Adhesive, having coal clinging to it.

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