About his shoulders hangs the shaggy skin. --Dryden.
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2. Rough; rugged; jaggy. --Milton.
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[A rill] that winds unseen beneath the shaggy fell. --Keble. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
shaggiest — shag·gy || ʃægɪ adj. having long matted hair; rough and matted; untidy, slovenly, unkempt … English contemporary dictionary
Shaggier — Shaggy Shag gy, a. [Compar. {Shaggier}; superl. {Shaggiest}.] [From {Shag}, n.] Rough with long hair or wool. [1913 Webster] About his shoulders hangs the shaggy skin. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Rough; rugged; jaggy. Milton. [1913 Webster] [A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shaggy — Shag gy, a. [Compar. {Shaggier}; superl. {Shaggiest}.] [From {Shag}, n.] Rough with long hair or wool. [1913 Webster] About his shoulders hangs the shaggy skin. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Rough; rugged; jaggy. Milton. [1913 Webster] [A rill] that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shaggy dog story — In its original sense, a shaggy dog story is an extremely long winded tale featuring extensive narration of typically irrelevant incidents, usually resulting in a pointless or absurd punchline. These stories are a special case of yarns, coming… … Wikipedia
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shaggy — shaggily, adv. shagginess, n. /shag ee/, adj., shaggier, shaggiest. 1. covered with or having long, rough hair. 2. untidy; unkempt: a shaggy person. 3. rough and matted; forming a bushy mass, as the hair or mane. 4. having a rough nap, as cloth … Universalium
shaggy — [[t]ʃæ̱gi[/t]] shaggier, shaggiest ADJ GRADED Shaggy hair or fur is long and untidy. Tim, who still has longish, shaggy hair, used to turn up at official dinners in jeans and T shirt … English dictionary
shaggy — adjective (shaggier, shaggiest) (of hair or fur) long, thick, and unkempt. ↘having shaggy hair or fur. ↘having a covering resembling shaggy hair. Phrases shaggy dog story a long, rambling joke, amusing only because it is absurdly inconsequential … English new terms dictionary
shaggy — UK [ˈʃæɡɪ] / US adjective Word forms shaggy : adjective shaggy comparative shaggier superlative shaggiest long, thick, and untidy shaggy hair/fur a shaggy beard Derived word: shagginess noun uncountable … English dictionary
shaggy — /ˈʃægi / (say shagee) adjective (shaggier, shaggiest) 1. covered with or having long, rough hair. 2. unkempt. 3. rough and matted; forming a bushy mass, as the hair, mane, etc. 4. having a rough nap, as cloth. {shag1 + g + y1} –shaggily, adverb… …
