shaggy

C2 Topic:Animals
US /ˈʃæɡi/
adj Freq #10152

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

Thesaurus

Synonyms
3 adj · having a very rough nap or... shagged
4 adj · used of hair backswept
Word family
Derived forms shaggilyshagginess

Etymology

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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