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Raggy vs Laggy - What's the difference?

raggy | laggy |

As adjectives the difference between raggy and laggy

is that raggy is raglike; like a rag while laggy is having a delayed response to a change in the factors influencing it.

raggy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • raglike; like a rag.
  • scruffy; tending to dress in rags.
  • Similar in style to ragtime music.

    • laggy

    English

    Adjective

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