flaggy

1 of 4

adjective (1)

flag·​gy

ˈflagē,

-aag-,

-aig-,

-gi

1

: abounding with flags or other reedy plants

a flaggy marsh

2

obsolete : like an iris or other flag

flaggy

2 of 4

adjective (2)

"

1

archaic : soft and flabby

2

archaic : hanging limply : drooping

flaggy

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adjective (3)

"

1

of rock : splitting or tending to split into layers of suitable thickness for use as flagstones : formed of laminated strata from 10 to 100 millimeters in thickness

2

of soil : full of pieces of flagstone

flaggy

4 of 4

adjective (4)

"

: split and frayed

the flaggy end of a bristle

compare flag entry 5 sense 4

Word History

Etymology

Adjective (1)

Middle English flaggi, from flagge reed, rush + -i, -y -y

Adjective (2)

flag entry 7 + -y

Adjective (3)

flag entry 3 + -y

Adjective (4)

probably from flag entry 5 + -y

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