shaggy
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shaggy
- /ˈʃæɡi/
- /ˈʃeɪ̯ɡi/
Rhymes with -æɡi
adjective shaggier · shaggiest
- Having long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur or wool. a shaggy dog
- Having a surface like shaggy hair; with a rough nap.
- 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.
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Closest in meaning: shagged, rough, bushy, unsmooth, ungroomed, hair, sammy, sam, shag, rugged, browsy, shaglike, hairy, ragged, plushy, furry
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adj with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool
| Español | greñudo, desgreñado, despeinado, desmelenado, chascón |
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| Português | felpudo, desgrenhado |
| Français | hirsute |
| Deutsch | zottelig, zottig, zottelhaarig, struppig, strubbelig, zerzaust |
| Italiano | ispido, irsuto, villoso, peloso, cappelluto, arruffato |
| Русский | косма́тый kosmátyj, мохна́тый moxnátyj, лохма́тый loxmátyj, патла́тый patlátyj |
| العربية | أَشْعَث ʔašʕaṯ |
adj with a surface like shaggy hair; rough nap
| Italiano | ruvido |
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Talk about this word "shaggy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shaggy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shaggy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shaggy "shaggy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shaggy.Cite this
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