shaggy

Adjective
US[shag-ee]/ˈʃæɡi/2 syllables
Synonyms: bushyshaggy-hairedshaggy-coatedshagged

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)shaggier, shaggiest

  1. used of hair; thick and poorly groomed“bushy locks”“a shaggy beard”Synonyms: bushyshaggy-hairedshaggy-coatedOpposite groomedSimilar ungroomed
  2. having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags“junipers with shagged trunks”“shaggy rugs”Synonyms: shaggedOpposite smoothSimilar rough, unsmooth

Related words shag noun, shagginess noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Shag′gy adjective [Compar. Shaggier; superlative Shaggiest.]

Origin: From Shag, noun

Rough with long hair or wool.

About his shoulders hangs the shaggy skin.— John Dryden

2. Rough; rugged; jaggy. John Milton

[A rill] that winds unseen beneath the shaggy fell.— John Keble

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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