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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