shaggy

shag·gy

 (shăg′ē)

adj. shag·gi·er, shag·gi·est

1. Having, covered with, or resembling long rough hair or wool.

2. Bushy or matted: shaggy hair.

3. Having a rough nap or surface, as a textile.

4. Poorly groomed; unkempt.

5. Marked by a lack of order or clarity in thinking, planning, or performance.

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shag′gi·ly adv.

shag′gi·ness n.

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shaggy

(ˈʃæɡɪ)

adj, -gier or -giest

1. having or covered with rough unkempt fur, hair, wool, etc: a shaggy dog.

2. rough or unkempt

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

ˈshaggily adv

ˈshagginess n

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shag•gy

(ˈʃæg i)

adj. -gi•er, -gi•est.

1. covered with or having long, rough hair.

2. untidy; unkempt.

3. forming a bushy mass, as the hair or mane.

4. having a rough nap, as cloth.

5. done in a sloppy manner.

[1580–90]

shag′gi•ly, adv.

shag′gi•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	shaggy - used of hair; thick and poorly groomed; "bushy locks"; "a shaggy beard" bushy, shaggy-coated, shaggy-haired ungroomed - not neat and smart in appearance; "he was wrinkled and ungroomed, with a two-day beard"; "ungroomed hair"
	2.	shaggy - having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags; "junipers with shagged trunks"; "shaggy rugs" shagged rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"

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shaggy

adjective unkempt, rough, tousled, hairy, long-haired, hirsute, unshorn He has long, shaggy hair. a shaggy dog
cropped, smooth, shorn, short-haired, crew-cut, close-cropped, flat-woven, neatly-trimmed, short-piled

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Translations

مُتَشَعِّث، كَث

rozcuchanýstřapatý

zottelig

hoitamatonkarkeatakkuinen

hirsutepoiluvelu

lubbalegur, úfinn

peloso

gauruotumasnušiuręspasišiaušęs

pinkainsplušķains

bustettjafset

kaba tüylü

毛发粗浓杂乱的蓬松的

shaggy

[ˈʃægɪ] ADJ (shaggier (compar) (shaggiest (superl))) [hair, beard, mane] → greñudo; [fur, eyebrows, animal] → peludo; [carpet, rug] → de mucho pelo; [person] → melenudo, greñudo
shaggy dog story → chiste m largo y pesado

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shaggy

[ˈʃægi] adj [hair, beard, fur] → hirsute; [animal] → au poil hirsuteshaggy dog story n → histoire f sans queue ni tête

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shaggy

adj (+er) (= long-haired) → zottig; (= unkempt) → zottelig; shaggy carpet → zotteliger Teppich

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shaggy

[ˈʃægɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (mane, hair) → ispido/a, arruffato/a; (dog) → a pelo lungo e arruffato

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shaggy

(ˈʃӕgi) adjective

(covered with hair, fur etc that is) rough and untidy in appearance. The dog had a shaggy coat; a shaggy dog. onnet مُتَشَعِّث، كَث рошав felpudo rozcuchaný, střapatý zottelig pjusket δασύτριχος, που έχει πυκνό, σκληρό και απεριποίητο τρίχωμα peludo pulstunud پشمالو؛ژوليده takkuinen hirsute בַּעַל שֵיעָר גַס झबरा kudrav, čupav bozontos dan kasar lubbalegur, úfinn ispido, irsuto; 毛むくじゃらの 텁수룩한 nušiuręs, pasišiaušęs, gauruotas pinkains; plušķains kasar dan berjumbai-jumbai ruigtjafset, bustet kosmaty ببر، زيږ، څپولى (لكه وېښتان felpudo lăţos косматый, лохматый chlpatý, huňatý skuštran kudrav raggig, lurvig เป็นกระเซิง kaba tüylü (毛髮等)粗濃的，毛茸茸的 кудлатий; волохатий جھبرا bờm xờm （毛发等）毛发粗浓杂乱的，蓬松的

ˈshagginess noun

onnetheid تَشَعُّث الشَّعْر рошавост aspecto felpudo chundelatost die Zotteligkeit pjuskethed η ιδιότητα του να έχει κπ. πυκνό και σκληρό τρίχωμα aspecto peludo pulstunud välimus ژوليدگي takkuisuus aspect hirsute שְׂעִירוּת झबरापन, खुरदरापन čupavost, dlakavost bozontosság keadaan berbulu lubbalegt útlit pelosità, ispidezza 毛むくじゃら 텁수룩함 gauruotumas pinkainums; plušķainība sifat yang kasar dan berjumbai-jumbai ruigheid det som er bustet/tjafset kosmatość څپولى aspecto guedelhudo aspect hirsut косматость, лохматость chlpatosť, huňatosť skuštranost kudravost raggighet, lurvighet ความยุ่งเหยิง kaba tüylü/saçlı olma 一頭亂髮，毛茸茸 кудлатість کنجان پن، الجھاؤ sự bờm xờm 长成浓密繁茂的样子，毛茸茸

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