Shaggy

  • 11shaggy — adjective 1 shaggy hair or fur is long and untidy: a shaggy black beard 2 having shaggy hair: a shaggy sheepskin coat shagginess noun (U) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12shaggy — UK [ˈʃæɡɪ] / US adjective Word forms shaggy : adjective shaggy comparative shaggier superlative shaggiest long, thick, and untidy shaggy hair/fur a shaggy beard Derived word: shagginess noun uncountable …

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  • 13shaggy — adjective (shaggier, shaggiest) (of hair or fur) long, thick, and unkempt. ↘having shaggy hair or fur. ↘having a covering resembling shaggy hair. Phrases shaggy dog story a long, rambling joke, amusing only because it is absurdly inconsequential …

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  • 14shaggy — adjective (shaggier; est) Date: 1581 1. a. covered with or consisting of long, coarse, or matted hair b. covered with or consisting of thick, tangled, or unkempt vegetation c. having a rough nap, texture, or surface d. having hairlike processes 2 …

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  • 15shaggy — shaggily, adv. shagginess, n. /shag ee/, adj., shaggier, shaggiest. 1. covered with or having long, rough hair. 2. untidy; unkempt: a shaggy person. 3. rough and matted; forming a bushy mass, as the hair or mane. 4. having a rough nap, as cloth …

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  • 16shaggy — shag|gy [ ʃægi ] adjective long, thick, and messy: shaggy hair/fur a shaggy beard ╾ shag|gi|ness noun uncount …

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  • 17shaggy — [[t]ʃæ̱gi[/t]] shaggier, shaggiest ADJ GRADED Shaggy hair or fur is long and untidy. Tim, who still has longish, shaggy hair, used to turn up at official dinners in jeans and T shirt …

    English dictionary

  • 18shaggy — adjective a) Rough with long or thick hair, fur or wool; unshaven, ungroomed, or unbrushed. They waited until Dorothy awoke the next morning. The little girl was quite frightened when she saw the great pile of shaggy wolves, but the Tin Woodman… …

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  • 19shaggy — adj. Shaggy is used with these nouns: ↑bang, ↑beard, ↑coat, ↑eyebrow, ↑fur, ↑hair, ↑mane …

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  • 20shaggy — adjective his shaggy beard Syn: hairy, bushy, thick, woolly; tangled, tousled, unkempt, disheveled, untidy, matted; formal hirsute Ant: sleek …

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