shaggier; shaggiest
1
a
: covered with or consisting of long, coarse, or matted hair
b
: covered with or consisting of thick, tangled, or unkempt vegetation
c
: having a rough nap, texture, or surface
d
: having hairlike processes
2
a
: unkempt
b
: confused or unclear in conception or thinking
shaggy ideas
a shaggy argument
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Examples of shaggy in a Sentence
a big, shaggy dog kept trying to lick my face
a shaggy carpet that was a relic of the 1970s
Recent Examples on the Web
The songs become extensions of his shaggy stream of consciousness.
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 July 2024
Arctic foxes and wolves stalk lemmings and reindeer; herds of shaggy musk oxen roam the hills; gray whales and belugas shimmer offshore.
—Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
This lookbook is a particular example of that fascination, with its gargantuan Puzzle bags and backpacks and that insane shaggy double coat.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 22 June 2024
That long brown hair with the 2000s blonde highlights and the shaggy layers with bangs.
—Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 26 June 2024
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 July 2024
Arctic foxes and wolves stalk lemmings and reindeer; herds of shaggy musk oxen roam the hills; gray whales and belugas shimmer offshore.
—Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
This lookbook is a particular example of that fascination, with its gargantuan Puzzle bags and backpacks and that insane shaggy double coat.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 22 June 2024
That long brown hair with the 2000s blonde highlights and the shaggy layers with bangs.
—Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 26 June 2024
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“Shaggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shaggy. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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shaggy
adjective
shag·gy
ˈshag-ē 
shaggier; shaggiest
1
: covered with or made up of long, coarse, or tangled growth
2
: having a rough or hairy surface
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