ADJECTIVE | all | shaggy, bushy, shaggy-haired, shaggy-coated | used of hair |
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all | shaggy, shagged | having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags |
Sounds | shae'giy | |
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Rhymes | Ag ... yogi / Yogi: 32 rhymes with giy... |
Meaning | Used of hair; thick and poorly groomed. | |
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Example | "a shaggy beard" | |
Synonyms | bushy, shaggy-haired, shaggy-coated | |
Broader | ungroomed | not neat and smart in appearance |
Spanish | dejado, espeso, peludo, velludo | |
Catalan | espès, pelut | |
Nouns | shag | a matted tangle of hair or fiber |
shagginess | unkemptness of hair | |
Adverbs | shaggily | in a shaggy manner |
Meaning | Having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags. | |
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Example | "shaggy rugs" | |
Synonym | shagged | |
Broader | rough, unsmooth | Having or caused by an irregular surface |
Nouns | shag | a fabric with long coarse nap |
shagginess | roughness of nap produced by long woolly hairs |
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