shaggy

[shag-ee]

adjective

shaggier, shaggiest 

1. covered with or having long, rough hair.

2. untidy; unkempt.

   a shaggy person.

3. rough and matted; forming a bushy mass, as the hair or mane.

4. having a rough nap, as cloth.

5. characterized by sloppy planning or execution.

   a shaggy production of Macbeth.

shaggy

/ ˈʃæɡɪ /

adjective

1. having or covered with rough unkempt fur, hair, wool, etc

   a shaggy dog

2. rough or unkempt

3. (in textiles) having a nap of long rough strands

Other Word Forms

• shaggily adverb
• shagginess noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of shaggy¹

First recorded in 1580–90; shag ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Unlike her own style, Maeve dresses in dark colors with heavy, metallic jewelry and sports a shaggy mullet.

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Still, as with the sillier “Dolls,” which also starred Qualley as a hot-to-trot queer queen, the film is so shaggy that it feels longer than it is.

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He quickly apologizes for his hair — in all of its shaggy, slightly curled glory — as he combs his fingers through it: “I’ve got a perm. Life is good.”

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Sydney weighs 75 pounds, with shaggy locks and has large ears that make his already handsome face even more expressive.

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At Bluff Creek Dog Park in early July, the shaggy senior kept to herself, lounging in the shade while other pups zoomed in and out of view.

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Related Words

• furry 
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