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
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McDavid looks every bit like a player on a deep playoff run, with longer hair, a shaggy beard, and a cut-up chin.
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Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 10 June 2024
The white markings on their black shaggy fur, nose to tail, makes distinguishing one from the other easy.
—Michael Harrelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2024
What the Voice was, inarguably, was shaggy, sometimes under-edited, alternately vigorous and undisciplined and brilliant and exhausting and fun.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 4 June 2024
See the weird Cyclops artist drawn by one Ronald Gwinn of South Pasadena, complete with the shaggy easel and blaring lightbulb recognizable in Guston’s own late work.
—Walker Mimms, New York Times, 4 June 2024
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Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 10 June 2024
The white markings on their black shaggy fur, nose to tail, makes distinguishing one from the other easy.
—Michael Harrelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2024
What the Voice was, inarguably, was shaggy, sometimes under-edited, alternately vigorous and undisciplined and brilliant and exhausting and fun.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 4 June 2024
See the weird Cyclops artist drawn by one Ronald Gwinn of South Pasadena, complete with the shaggy easel and blaring lightbulb recognizable in Guston’s own late work.
—Walker Mimms, New York Times, 4 June 2024
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“Shaggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shaggy. Accessed 21 Jun. 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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