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Etymology

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From lag +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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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. (computing, Internet, video games, informal) Tending to lag, or respond slowly because of network latency.
    I've given up trying to play on that laggy server.