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
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
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Klum covered her wet blonde hair and shaggy bangs with a large beach towel at one point, revealing that the hilarious custom accessory was covered with a large photo of her Tokio Hotel guitarist husband.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
Wolfgang Güllich, the great German climber who first free soloed the quintessential Yosemite roof climb Separate Reality in 1986, is pictured shirtless in red-and-white striped leggings, ripped as all hell, his shaggy mullet and mustache upgrading the photo to unforgettable.
—Jesse Klein, Outside, 27 Dec. 2025
Stir in buttermilk until a shaggy dough forms.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
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“Shaggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shaggy. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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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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