shaggy — ozdic

Collocations

4

ADJ.

beneath, big, great, kind, safe, tired, white, wild

VERB + SHAGGY

brushed, grew, like, opened, pile, seen, wrapped

SHAGGY + NOUN

beard, creatures, dog, dogs, eyebrows, fur, grass, hair

PREP.

from, in, until, with

Definitions

adj

1

Having long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur or wool.

a shaggy dog

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.

2

Having a surface like shaggy hair; with a rough nap.

3

Confused, muddled.

Universal and Blumhouse’s M3gan is exactly the right amount of ridiculous, which is why it can afford to be a little shaggy toward the end.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags

shagged

adjective — used of hair

bushy
shaggy-haired
shaggy-coated

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

a shaggy dog

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02

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 a

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03

Away from the village, there was an enclosure containing several large animals of a kind I had not seen before—shaggy, long-necked, small-headed creatures who stood or lay at ease around their pen. Al

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04

This dog is shaggy.

Tatoeba · #2324067

05

I opened his shaggy safe with my leather key.

Tatoeba · #2852191

06

He was big and shaggy.

Tatoeba · #3608753

Usage Notes

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