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shag·gy

(shăg′ē)

adj. shag·gi·er, shag·gi·est

1. Having, covered with, or resembling long rough hair or wool.

2. Bushy or matted: shaggy hair.

3. Having a rough nap or surface, as a textile.

4. Poorly groomed; unkempt.

5. Marked by a lack of order or clarity in thinking, planning, or performance.

shag′gi·ly adv.

shag′gi·ness n.

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shaggy

(ˈʃæɡɪ)

adj, -gier or -giest

1. having or covered with rough unkempt fur, hair, wool, etc: a shaggy dog.

2. rough or unkempt

3. (Textiles) (in textiles) having a nap of long rough strands

ˈshaggily adv

ˈshagginess n

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shag•gy

(ˈʃæg i)

adj. -gi•er, -gi•est.

1. covered with or having long, rough hair.

2. untidy; unkempt.

3. forming a bushy mass, as the hair or mane.

4. having a rough nap, as cloth.

5. done in a sloppy manner.

[1580–90]

shag′gi•ly, adv.

shag′gi•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	shaggy - used of hair; thick and poorly groomed; "bushy locks"; "a shaggy beard" bushy, shaggy-coated, shaggy-haired ungroomed - not neat and smart in appearance; "he was wrinkled and ungroomed, with a two-day beard"; "ungroomed hair"
	2.	shaggy - having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags; "junipers with shagged trunks"; "shaggy rugs" shagged rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"

shaggy

adjective unkempt, rough, tousled, hairy, long-haired, hirsute, unshorn He has long, shaggy hair. a shaggy dog
cropped, smooth, shorn, short-haired, crew-cut, close-cropped, flat-woven, neatly-trimmed, short-piled

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Translations

مُتَشَعِّث، كَث

rozcuchanýstřapatý

zottelig

hoitamatonkarkeatakkuinen

hirsute poilu velu

lubbalegur, úfinn

peloso

gauruotumasnušiuręspasišiaušęs

pinkainsplušķains

bustet tjafset

kaba tüylü

毛发粗浓杂乱的蓬松的

shaggy

[ˈʃægɪ] ADJ (shaggier (compar) (shaggiest (superl))) [hair, beard, mane] → greñudo; [fur, eyebrows, animal] → peludo; [carpet, rug] → de mucho pelo; [person] → melenudo, greñudo
shaggy dog story → chiste m largo y pesado

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

shaggy

[ˈʃægi] adj [hair, beard, fur] → hirsute; [animal] → au poil hirsuteshaggy dog story n → histoire f sans queue ni tête

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shaggy

adj (+er) (= long-haired) → zottig; (= unkempt) → zottelig; shaggy carpet → zotteliger Teppich

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shaggy

[ˈʃægɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (mane, hair) → ispido/a, arruffato/a; (dog) → a pelo lungo e arruffato

shaggy

(ˈʃӕgi) adjective

(covered with hair, fur etc that is) rough and untidy in appearance. The dog had a shaggy coat; a shaggy dog.

ˈshagginess noun

References in classic literature ?

"Please, miss," said the shaggy man, "can you tell me the road to Butterfield?"

Yes, he was shaggy, all right, but there was a twinkle in his eye that seemed pleasant.

"To be sure, miss; see as far as Butterfield, if you like," said the shaggy man.

"Come on, Shaggy Man, if you want me to show you the road to Butterfield." She climbed the fence into the ten-acre lot and he followed her, walking slowly and stumbling over the little hillocks in the pasture as if he was thinking of something else and did not notice them.

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He was a big man, with shaggy whiskers, shaggy eyebrows, shaggy hair--but kindly blue eyes that were gentle as those of a cow.

"Can't you see?" replied the other, with a smile; "I'm the Shaggy Man."

Ojo gave a jump, for he saw several broad leaves leaning toward him; but the Shaggy Man began to whistle again, and at the sound the leaves all straightened up on their stems and kept still.

"What won't come out?" asked the Shaggy Man; "the tail?"

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Uncle Henry and Aunt Em sat in the next seat and the Shaggy Man and Omby Amby in the third seat.

Indeed, as they passed down the street, all the people cheered them lustily, and the Shaggy Man and the Wizard and the Captain General all took off their hats and bowed politely in acknowledgment.

"That," said the Shaggy Man, impressively, "is the wonderful Love Magnet.

"Some of your passengers," added the Shaggy Man, "have never been out of the Emerald City before, and the country is all new to them."