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Webster 1913 Edition
Shaggy
Shag′gy
,Adj.
[
Com
par.
Shaggier
; sup
erl.
Shaggiest
.] [From ]
Shag
, Noun.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Shaggy
SHAG'GY
, 1. Rough with long hair or wool.
About his shoulders hangs the shaggy skin. Dryden.
2. Rough; rugged; as the shaggy tops of hills.
And throw the shaggy spoils about your shoulders. Addison.
Definition 2024
shaggy
shaggy
English
Adjective
shaggy (comparative shaggier, superlative shaggiest)
- Rough with long or thick hair, fur or wool; unshaven, ungroomed, or unbrushed.
- 1900, L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
- They waited until Dorothy awoke the next morning. The little girl was quite frightened when she saw the great pile of shaggy wolves, but the Tin Woodman told her all. She thanked him for saving them and sat down to breakfast, after which they started again upon their journey.
- 1900, L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
- Rough; rugged; jaggy.
Derived terms
Translations
rough with long or thick hair, fur or wool; unshaven, ungroomed, or unbrushed
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