"flaggy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈflæɡi/ Forms: more flaggy [comparative], flaggier [comparative], most flaggy [superlative], flaggiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -æɡi Etymology: From flag + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flag|y}} flag + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|more|er}} flaggy (comparative more flaggy or flaggier, superlative most flaggy or flaggiest)
  1. (obsolete) Hanging down; drooping, pendulous. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-flaggy-en-adj-oIEqB5F6
  2. (obsolete) Tasteless; insipid. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-flaggy-en-adj-62V1my5K
  3. (geology) Tending to split into layers like flagstones. Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-flaggy-en-adj-V6vDe3BM Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
  4. Abounding in flags (plants with sword-shaped leaves).
    Sense id: en-flaggy-en-adj-j~SJ6hxX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 1 29 66 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 9 0 24 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 0 28 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 0 26 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: red-flaggy

Inflected forms

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