Synonyms for shaggy

Grammar : Adj

Spell : shag-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃæg i

Définition of shaggy

Origin : "rough, coarse, unkempt," 1590s, from shag (n.) + -y (2). Related: Shaggily; shagginess. Earlier was shagged, from Old English sceacgede "hairy;" cf. Old Norse skeggjaðr, Danish skægget "bearded." The shaggy-dog story as a type of joke is attested from 1944, perhaps from vaudeville.

adj hairy, unkempt

Example sentences :

Shaggy of beard, wrinkled and bent he seemed already an old man.
Extract from : « A Daughter of the Middle Border » by Hamlin Garland

Come on, Shaggy Man, if you want me to show you the road to Butterfield.
Extract from : « The Road to Oz » by L. Frank Baum

"'Course not, Shaggy Man," replied Dorothy, giving him a severe look.
Extract from : « The Road to Oz » by L. Frank Baum

I was thinking, perhaps, a nice little Skye—like Shaggy, but smaller.
Extract from : « At His Gates, Vol. 2(of 3) » by Margaret Oliphant

You might have Shaggy himself, if you like, while I am away.'
Extract from : « At His Gates, Vol. 2(of 3) » by Margaret Oliphant

“I am going to suggest something for you to do, Shaggy,” he said.
Extract from : « Father Thrift and His Animal Friends » by Joseph Charles Sindelar

Shaggy Bear was in earnest and at once promised to do as he was told.
Extract from : « Father Thrift and His Animal Friends » by Joseph Charles Sindelar

Shaggy was as thin as a shadow, and his teeth chattered with the cold.
Extract from : « Father Thrift and His Animal Friends » by Joseph Charles Sindelar

Toto was an especial friend of the Shaggy Man, and he knew every one else.
Extract from : « The Emerald City of Oz » by L. Frank Baum

"That's strange," said the Shaggy Man, reading the sign aloud.
Extract from : « The Emerald City of Oz » by L. Frank Baum

Antonyms for shaggy

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