flaggy

[ flag-ee ]

/ ˈflæg i /

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adjective, flag·gi·er, flag·gi·est.

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Origin of flaggy

First recorded in 1570–80; flag³ + -y¹

Words nearby flaggy

flag fall, flagfish, flag football, Flagg, flagging, flaggy, flagitious, Flagler, flag lieutenant, flagman, flag of convenience

Other definitions for flaggy (2 of 3)

flaggy²

[ flag-ee ]

/ ˈflæg i /

adjective

consisting of or resembling flags or flagstone; laminate.

Origin of flaggy

First recorded in 1840–50; flag⁴ + -y¹

Other definitions for flaggy (3 of 3)

flaggy³

[ flag-ee ]

/ ˈflæg i /

adjective

abounding in, consisting of, or resembling flag plants.

Origin of flaggy

First recorded in 1350–1400; from Middle English flaggi “reedy”; see flag², -y¹

How to use flaggy in a sentence

The beds below these are referred to the English Yoredale series, and include some flaggy sandstones.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various
Lower: Flaggy hard sandstones (ganister), shales and thin coal seams.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3|Various
And of this tufty flaggy ground, pocked with bogs and boglets, one especial nature is that it will not hold impressions.
Lorna Doone|R. D. Blackmore
He was but a little man, and of no great strength of body; he had blackish haire, something flaggy, and I thinke his eies black.
Brief Lives (Vol. 1 of 2)|John Aubrey

It was buried in the bottom of the deposit where the gravel rested on a flaggy limestone.
A Manual of Elementary Geology|Charles Lyell.

British Dictionary definitions for flaggy (1 of 2)

flaggy¹

/ (ˈflæɡɪ) /

adjective -gier or -giest

drooping; limp

British Dictionary definitions for flaggy (2 of 2)

flaggy²

/ (ˈflæɡɪ) /

adjective

made of or similar to flagstone

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