"faggy" meaning in Scots

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Adjective

IPA: [ˈfaɡɪ] Forms: faggier [comparative], faggiest [superlative]
Etymology: fag (“fail from weariness, flag, falter”) + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|sco|fag|y|gloss1=fail from weariness, flag, falter}} fag (“fail from weariness, flag, falter”) + -y Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|comparative|faggier||faggiest|||superlative|faggiest||faggiest||}} faggy (comparative faggier, superlative faggiest), {{sco-adj|faggier|faggiest}} faggy (comparative faggier, superlative faggiest)
  1. tiring, wearisome
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