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as in hairy
covered with or as if with hair
a big, shaggy dog kept trying to lick my face
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Recent Examples of shaggy
But instead of a police lieutenant with a cigar and a rumpled raincoat, the show is centered on a delightful drifter with shaggy red hair and a disposable vape.
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Nina Metz Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 8 May 2025
There’s also a great romantic sub-plot involving Andy torn between two dudes, the shaggy, non-industry, great grill-cheesemaking Nate (Entourage‘s Adrian Grenier) and a fellow fashion industry colleague Christian Thompson played by Simon Baker.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 June 2025
The boy, whose head is full of shaggy black hair, is the youngest in his household of six.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
The Nosferatu star's hair looked less shaggy earlier in the month.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 16 June 2025
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Nina Metz Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 8 May 2025
There’s also a great romantic sub-plot involving Andy torn between two dudes, the shaggy, non-industry, great grill-cheesemaking Nate (Entourage‘s Adrian Grenier) and a fellow fashion industry colleague Christian Thompson played by Simon Baker.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 June 2025
The boy, whose head is full of shaggy black hair, is the youngest in his household of six.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
The Nosferatu star's hair looked less shaggy earlier in the month.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaggy
Adjective
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The green leaves are splotched with white and bumpy on the upper side, and the stems are hairy, which deters deer.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
6 July 2025
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Small, hairy hominids emerge — but the twist is that Superman must protect these Mole Men from the prairie mob who want to shoot the outsiders on sight.—
Los Angeles Times Staff,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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But Lavigne recalled that this grandmother wasn’t exactly warm and fuzzy.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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One of Yakovenko’s managers showed me a fuzzy black-and-white video, taken in April, of a night operation behind enemy lines.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Certain brands may also have a dryer texture versus a silky, creamier one.—
Christina Manian,
Health,
10 July 2025
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The matching tennis necklace feels silky smooth and comfortable on the skin.—
Kate Matthams,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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Most young kids who are just getting used to their animal friends tend to be a little rough with them at first.—
Marilyn La Jeunesse,
Parents,
9 July 2025
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His second and third seasons were especially rough.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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“Shaggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaggy. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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