flaggy

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