shagged
Covered with scrub, trees, or rough or shaggy growthCovered with scrub, trees, or rough or shaggy growth.
Meaning
7 senses(rare)Having or covered with shaggy hair.
having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags
Covered with scrub, trees, or rough or shaggy growth.
Jagged; having a rough, uneven surface.
Of hair: long; rough; shaggy.
(slang, vulgar)Extremely tired.
(obsolete)Unkempt; clothed in rags; ragged.
(obsolete)Of garments and fabrics: having a rough or long nap.
Origin
From Old English sceacgede, from sceacga (“hair”), from Proto-Germanic *skaggiją (“beard,From Old English sceacgede, from sceacga (“hair”), from Proto-Germanic *skaggiją (“beard, stem”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kek-, *(s)keg- (“to jump, move, hurry”).
Uncertain. Perhaps related to fagged or to shag. Originally Kentish dialect according to Wright.
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Forms
more shagged, most shagged| Comparative | more shagged Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most shagged Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags:shaggy
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form