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- Dictionaryshaggy/ˈʃaɡi/
adjective
- 1. (of hair or fur) long, thick, and unkempt: "the mountain goat has a long, shaggy coat"
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SHAGGY definition: 1. having or covered with long, rough, and untidy hair, or (of hair) long, rough, and untidy: 2…. Learn more.
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. a. : unkempt. b. : confused or unclear in conception or thinking. shaggy ideas. a shaggy argument. shaggily. ˈsha-gə-lē. adverb
A willingness to accept untidiness: shaggy hedges, hairy field margins, trees, fallen branches, unkept bits, tangly bits, squashy bits.
Shaggy definition: covered with or having long, rough hair.. See examples of SHAGGY used in a sentence.
Shaggy things are messy, thick, and rough. Your long-haired mixed breed dog might be shaggy, while your sister's sleek Siamese cat isn't shaggy at all. Shaggy almost always describes an animal's fur or a person's unruly hair.
SHAGGY meaning: 1. having or covered with long, rough, and untidy hair, or (of hair) long, rough, and untidy: 2…. Learn more.
1. Having, covered with, or resembling long rough hair or wool. 2. Bushy or matted: shaggy hair. 3. Having a rough nap or surface, as a textile. 4. Poorly groomed; unkempt. 5. Marked by a lack of order or clarity in thinking, planning, or performance. shag′gi·ly adv. shag′gi·ness n.
having long untidy hair, fur, etc. a huge shaggy white dog. The youth shook his shaggy head. See shaggy in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: shaggy. Definition of shaggy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. shaggier, shaggiest. Covered with or having long, coarse hair or wool. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Bushy or matted. Shaggy hair. American Heritage. Carelessly groomed; unkempt. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Of tangled, coarse growth; straggly; scrubby. Webster's New World. Having a rough nap or surface.
shag•gy (shag′ē), USA pronunciation adj., -gi•er, -gi•est. covered with or having long, rough hair. untidy; unkempt: a shaggy person. rough and matted; forming a bushy mass, as the hair or mane. having a rough nap, as cloth. characterized by sloppy planning or execution: a shaggy production of Macbeth.
