laggy.
Having a delayed response to a change in the factors influencing it.
Meaning & usage
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.
Tending to lag, or respond slowly because of network latency.
I've given up trying to play on that laggy server.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English lag Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English laggy From lag + -y.
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