shaggy

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
14
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈʃæɡi/
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/ˈʃæɡi/ · /ˈʃeɪ̯ɡi/

Definition of shaggy

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Having long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur or wool.
    “a shaggy dog”
    “They waited until Dorothy awoke the next morning. The little girl was quite frightened when she saw the great pile of shaggy wolves, but the Tin Woodman told her all. She thanked him for saving them and sat down to breakfast, after which they started again upon their journey.”
    “Away from the village, there was an enclosure containing several large animals of a kind I had not seen before—shaggy, long-necked, small-headed creatures who stood or lay at ease around their pen. Alpacas?”
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adj

  1. Having long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur or wool.
    “a shaggy dog”
    “They waited until Dorothy awoke the next morning. The little girl was quite frightened when she saw the great pile of shaggy wolves, but the Tin Woodman told her all. She thanked him for saving them and sat down to breakfast, after which they started again upon their journey.”
    “Away from the village, there was an enclosure containing several large animals of a kind I had not seen before—shaggy, long-necked, small-headed creatures who stood or lay at ease around their pen. Alpacas?”
  2. Having a surface like shaggy hair; with a rough nap.
  3. (figuratively)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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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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