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
Etymology
Adjective
shaggy (comparative shaggier, superlative shaggiest)
With long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur or wool.
With a surface like shaggy hair; rough nap.
Source: Wiktionary
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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