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slogginess

slogginess noun: the property or state of being sloggy; A failure to flow or operate freely and smoothly.

Noun

slogginess (uncountable)

  1. The property or state of being sloggy; A failure to flow or operate freely and smoothly.
    • Lack of proper drainage facilities on downstream side, resulting in bulging and general slogginess along the toe.1960, The Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India)
    • The actor's uncompromising work stands in stark contrast to the rest of the film, which has a liberal-humanist slogginess.2000, New York - Volume 33, page 45

Origin of slogginess

From sloggy + -ness.

Questions about slogginess

What does slogginess mean?
Slogginess means the property or state of being sloggy; A failure to flow or operate freely and smoothly.
What part of speech is slogginess?
Slogginess is a noun.

Words near slogginess in the dictionary

  1. slogged
  2. slogged away
  3. slogged one's guts out
  4. slogger
  5. sloggers
  6. slogginess
  7. slogging
  8. slogging away
  9. slogging one's guts out
  10. sloggingly
  11. sloggings

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