shaggy

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Having long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur or wool.

   A shaggy dog.

2. 2
   adj

   Confused, muddled.

   Universal and Blumhouse’s M3gan is exactly the right amount of ridiculous, which is why it can afford to be a little shaggy toward the end.

3. 3
   adj

   having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags

4. 4
   adj

   used of hair

Common collocations

• shaggy beard Adjective + noun

Etymology tree Old English sċeacga Middle English *schagge English shag Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English shaggy From shag + -y.

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