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laggy

/ˈlæɡi/

laggy adjective: having a delayed response to a change in the factors influencing it.

Adjective

laggy (comparative laggier, superlative laggiest)

  1. Having a delayed response to a change in the factors influencing it.
    • Gasoline prices usually show a laggier response to crude-oil price reduction than to crude-oil price increases.
  2. (Internet, informal) Tending to lag, or respond slowly because of network latency.
    • I've given up trying to play on that laggy server.

laggy meaning in Tamil

laggy in Tamil

பின்தங்கிய

Forms of laggy

comparativelaggier
superlativelaggiest

Origin of laggy

From lag + -y.

Words formed from laggy

Words that rhyme with laggy

8 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about laggy

What does laggy mean?
Laggy means having a delayed response to a change in the factors influencing it.
What is laggy in Tamil?
Laggy in Tamil is பின்தங்கிய. See Laggy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is laggy?
Laggy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce laggy?
Laggy is pronounced /ˈlæɡi/.

Words near laggy in the dictionary

  1. lagging strand
  2. lagging strands
  3. laggingly
  4. laggings
  5. laggs
  6. laggy
  7. laggyness
  8. Laghey
  9. laghman
  10. laghmans
  11. laght

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