shaggy
Having long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur or woolHaving long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur or wool.
» I brushed my dog's shaggy coat.
Ich bürstete meinem Hund sein struppiges Fell. — Yorwba
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3 sensesHaving long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur or wool.
a shaggy dog
zottelig, zottig, zottelhaarig
косма́тыйkosmátyj, мохна́тыйmoxnátyj, лохма́тыйloxmátyj
кудлатийkudlatyj, кошлатийkošlatyj, волохатийvoloxatyj
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
Having a surface like shaggy hair; with a rough nap.
having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags
(figuratively)Confused, muddled.
Examples
14 sentencesI brushed my dog's shaggy coat.
deIch bürstete meinem Hund sein struppiges Fell. — Yorwba
The dog is big, shaggy and very kind.
ruПёс большой, лохматый и очень добрый. — nina99nv
deDer Hund ist groß, zottig und sehr freundlich. — Yorwba
I opened his shaggy safe with my leather key.
ruЯ открыл его мохнатый сейф своим кожаным ключом. — Ooneykcall
His shaggy hair and beard made him look frightening.
On the hill grew some shaggy grass, wild and unkempt.
Translations
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Forms
shaggier, shaggiestSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.