| 释义 |
flag·gy
I. \ˈflagē, -aag-, -aig-, -gi\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English flaggi, from flagge reed, rush + -i, -y -y
1. : abounding with flags or other reedy plants
< a flaggy marsh >
2. obsolete : like an iris or other flag
II. adjective
Etymology: flag (VII) + -y
1. archaic : soft and flabby
2. archaic : hanging limply : drooping
III. adjective
Etymology: flag (III) + -y
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
IV. adjective
Etymology: probably from flag (V) + -y
: split and frayed
< the flaggy end of a bristle >
— compare flag V 4 |