shaggy
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3.2
- adjective
- /ˈʃæɡi/
- Tufted ears poked up through shaggy black hair that hung nearly to his shoulders.
- shaggy hair
- shaggy dog
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Watch on YouTubeAnd 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
12
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
2
6.7
Having messy hair after you wake up
1
6.8
Tangled and full of knots like hair or thread
1
3.7
Long, thick hair that looks messy and not neat
1
5.5
Having small clumps of hair, fur, or grass
1
4.5
Having long, thick, untidy fur or hair that needs brushing
1
7.2
Thick, messy hair or fur that looks like a mop
1
3.7
Having hair that does not feel smooth when you touch it
1
7.9
Covered with long loose tufts that make the surface look rough
1
5.1
Has thick, rough fur or a stiff coat
1
2.3
Having a lot of hair on the head or body
1
8.0
A person who has thick, untidy hair that sticks up
1
8.2
Having hair or fabric that is messy and stuck together in clumps
1
5.1
Having thick, curly or matted hair like wool
Having rough fur that does not feel soft
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.