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单词 shaggy
释义

shaggy

adjective

shag·​gy ˈsha-gē How to pronounce shaggy (audio)
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
shaggily
ˈsha-gə-lē How to pronounce shaggy (audio)
adverb
shagginess
ˈsha-gē-nəs How to pronounce shaggy (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • bristly
  • brushy
  • cottony
  • fleecy
  • furred
  • furry
  • hairy
  • hirsute
  • rough
  • silky
  • unshorn
  • woolly
  • wooly
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Example Sentences

a big, shaggy dog kept trying to lick my face a shaggy carpet that was a relic of the 1970s
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Word History

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

shaggy

adjective

shag·​gy ˈsha-gē How to pronounce shaggy (audio)
shaggier; shaggiest
: covered with or made up of a long and tangled growth (as of hair)
The dog has a shaggy coat.

shaggy

adjective

1
as in hairy
covered with or as if with hair a big, shaggy dog kept trying to lick my face

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • hairy
  • silky
  • hirsute
  • furry
  • fluffy
  • woolly
  • bristly
  • furred
  • fleecy
  • brushy
  • unshorn
  • wooly
  • bearded
  • cottony
  • rough
  • fuzzy
  • bewhiskered
  • whiskered
  • stubbly
  • mustachioed
  • stubbled
  • downy
  • moustachioed
  • nappy
  • linty

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • bald
  • hairless
  • smooth
  • glabrous
  • shorn
  • shaved
  • shaven
  • furless
  • beardless
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2
as in fuzzy
made of or resembling hair a shaggy carpet that was a relic of the 1970s

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • hairy
  • fuzzy
  • rough
  • furry
  • fluffy
  • woolly
  • wooly
  • puffy
  • downy
  • hairlike
  • nappy
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