shaggy
22
3.2
- adjective
- /ˈʃæɡi/
:
desgreñado
- Tufted ears poked up through shaggy black hair that hung nearly to his shoulders.
- shaggy hair
- shaggy dog
And you see here in this long shaggy collar where you see all these gaps.
- And you see here in this long shaggy collar where you see all these gaps.
- That's that's Pan, the devil with the horns and the shaggy legs playing the flute.
- Casey Kasem was always shaggy, like, we're out school.
Examples
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Everyone shuffling, barefoot or in water-buffalo sandals, hair long, shaggy with salt, reddish or blond.
Fiction book (1991) -
Sara traces his puppyish nose with her finger: a warm, shaggy, thick-coated little dog.
Fiction book (1993) -
I'm just a shaggy old dog with bad feet.
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Jimmy is wearing an Oregon State baseball cap on top of his shaggy, light brown hair.
Fiction book (1995) -
An immense figure, dark and shaggy with pointed ears, rose up and howled at the moon.
Fiction book (1993) -
He's tall, muscular, with black shaggy hair and brown eyes.
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Although the adults are dark brown with long shaggy hair, the calves are reddish brown with short hair.
Academic text (2009) -
The dog was shaggy and covered in messy fur after playing in the mud.
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He sported a shaggy hairstyle that looked wild and undone.
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Those shaggy carpets are perfect for hiding dirt and stains.
Synonyms
23
3.8
Messy and untidy in clothes or appearance
22
1.3
Thick and full, spreading like a small bush, often for hair or tails
13
5.1
Not neat in appearance, often with messy hair or clothes
2
3.0
Hair that looks messy because it has not been brushed
1
6.8
Tangled and full of knots like hair or thread
1
3.7
Long, thick hair that looks messy and not neat
Having long, thick, untidy fur or hair that needs brushing
Covered with long loose tufts that make the surface look rough
Having a lot of hair on the head or body
Having thick, curly or matted hair like wool
Having hair that does not feel smooth when you touch it
Has thick, rough fur or a stiff coat
Having rough fur that does not feel soft
Having small clumps of hair, fur, or grass
Thick, messy hair or fur that looks like a mop
Having hair or fabric that is messy and stuck together in clumps
A person who has thick, untidy hair that sticks up
Having messy hair after you wake up
Shaggy and dirty, with clumps of dried mud or hair stuck to it
Antonyms
Compounds
How Shaggy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Shaggy comes from the older word shag, which meant 'rough hair' or a 'tuft' and was used for rough cloth like a shag rug. So shaggy describes something covered in long, thick, untidy hair or a rough, fuzzy surface.