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
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Adhesive as an adjective:
sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances
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Adhesive as an adjective:
apt or tending to adhere; clinging
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Adhesive as a noun:
a substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion
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Claggy as an adjective (of mud, tar, glue or the like):
Sticky or tacky.
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Claggy as an adjective (specifically, of a roof in a mine):
Adhesive, having coal clinging to it.