Definition
Tending to clog or become blocked; heavy and sluggish; sticky or viscous.
Etymology
From 'clog' (originally a wooden shoe, then meaning 'to obstruct') plus '-y' (adjectival suffix). The semantic extension from footwear to obstruction happened through the metaphorical sense of something being weighed down.
Kelly Says
In British English, 'cloggy' describes anything that impedes flow—from literal mud clogging machinery to metaphorical situations where bureaucracy feels cloggy. It's a wonderfully practical adjective for describing things that don't want to move!
Translations
ARالعربية
مليء بالزوائد
mee-an bi-l-za-waid
CACatalà
enganxós
en-gan-khos
CSČeština
lepkavý
lep-ka-vee
DADansk
klæbrig
klay-brig
DEDeutsch
klumpig
klump-ig
ELΕλληνικά
κολλητικός
kol-li-ti-kos
ESEspañol
pegajoso
peh-gah-SOH-soh
FISuomi
liimaava
li-maa-ah-vah
FRFrançais
collant
koh-TYAHN
GUGU
ચોટાળું
choh-ta-loon
HIहिन्दी
चिपचिपा
chip-chip-ah
HUMagyar
ragaszkodó
rah-gas-koh-doh
IDBahasa Indonesia
lengket
len-ket
ITItaliano
appiccicoso
ap-pih-chih-KOH-soh
JA日本語
詰まっている
tsuma-tte-iru-mah
MSBahasa Melayu
berlekat
ber-le-kat
NLNederlands
klittend
klit-ten-d
NONorsk
klissete
klee-steh-teh
PLPolski
klejsty
klay-sht-ee
PTPortuguês
encravado
en-krah-VAH-doh
RORomână
lipicios
li-pee-choh-s
SVSvenska
klibbig
klib-big
TLTL
nakakabit
na-ka-ka-bit
TRTürkçe
yapışkan
ya-pees-kan
UKУкраїнська
липкий
lip-kee
URاردو
چپچپا
chap-chap-ah
VITiếng Việt
bám dính
bam-dinh