Shaggy

/ˈʃæɡi/

Synonyms for "shaggy" (94 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (19)

bristly broken bumpy bushy choppy ciliate cirrose coarse coarse-grained corrugatedcross grainedcross-grained disheveled fleecy flocculent furry

Adjective(3 words)

bushy coarse-haired furriest

Strong matches (28)

Adjective(5 words)

furry hairier hairiest hairy messy

fuzzy grainy granulated hairy harsh hirsute hispid homespun horripilant inequal irregular jolty knobbed lanate linsey-woolsey mattedmessed upmussed upnappy nubbly

Show 3 more words

nubby pilose pily

Related words (47)

pimply pitted pocky potholed pubescent ragged rank ripply rough rough-cast rough-grained rough-hewn roughcast roughhewn ruffled rumpled rutted rutty shagged snaggy

Show 19 more words

snarled studded textured tousled tously tumbled uncombed uncut uneven unkempt unlevel unpolished unrefined unshorn unsmooth untidy ununiform wimpled woolly

Noun(1 words)

poilu

Adjective(7 words)

rough-haired shagged shaggiest shaggy-coated shaggy-haired unkempt untidy

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

2 entries

appearancetextural feature

More specific

6 entries

ragged clothesshaggy coatshaggy furshaggy manetangled hairuncombed hair

Collocations

6 entries

shaggy coatshaggy dog storyshaggy furshaggy hairshaggy maneshaggy texture

Inflections

2 entries

shaggier shaggiest

Derivations

2 entries

shaggily shagginess

similar

3 entries

rough ungroomed unsmooth

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

This dog is shaggy.

Source: tatoeba (2324067)

I opened his shaggy safe with my leather key.

Source: tatoeba (2852191)

He was big and shaggy.

Source: tatoeba (3608753)

I brushed my dog's shaggy coat.

Source: tatoeba (10513134)

Showing 4 of 14 available sentences.

More for "shaggy"

Meaning

Keep exploring

Read the definition Browse writing guides Read the blog