SHAGGIER

SHAGGY

shagged, shaggy

(adjective) having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags; “junipers with shagged trunks”; “shaggy rugs”

bushy, shaggy, shaggy-haired, shaggy-coated

(adjective) used of hair; thick and poorly groomed; “bushy locks”; “a shaggy beard”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

shaggier

comparative form of shaggy

Source: Wiktionary


SHAGGY

Shag"gy, a. [Compar. Shaggier; superl. Shaggiest.] Etym: [From Shag, n.]

Definition: Rough with long hair or wool. About his shoulders hangs the shaggy skin. Dryden.

2. Rough; rugged; jaggy. Milton. [A rill] that winds unseen beneath the shaggy fell. Keble.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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