The difference between Agglutinative and Claggy

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


Agglutinative is also noun with the meaning: a sticky material.

check bellow for the other definitions of Agglutinative and Claggy

  1. Agglutinative as an adjective:

    Sticky, tacky, adhesive.

  2. Agglutinative as an adjective (linguistics):

    Having words derived by combining parts, each with a separate meaning.

  1. Agglutinative as a noun:

    A sticky material; an adhesive.

  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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