flaggy

flaggy
flaggy1
/flag"ee/, adj., flaggier, flaggiest.
flagging; drooping; limp.
[1555-65; FLAG3 + -Y1]
flaggy2
/flag"ee/, adj.
consisting of or resembling flags or flagstone; laminate.
[1840-50; FLAG4 + -Y1]
flaggy3
/flag"ee/, adj.
abounding in, consisting of, or resembling flag plants.
[1350-1400; ME flaggi. See FLAG2, -Y1]

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