Synonyms for shaggy
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : shag-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃæg i |
Définition of shaggy
Origin :- "rough, coarse, unkempt," 1590s, from shag (n.) + -y (2). Related: Shaggily; shagginess. Earlier was shagged, from Old English sceacgede "hairy;" cf. Old Norse skeggjaðr, Danish skægget "bearded." The shaggy-dog story as a type of joke is attested from 1944, perhaps from vaudeville.
- adj hairy, unkempt
- Shaggy of beard, wrinkled and bent he seemed already an old man.
- Extract from : « A Daughter of the Middle Border » by Hamlin Garland
- Come on, Shaggy Man, if you want me to show you the road to Butterfield.
- Extract from : « The Road to Oz » by L. Frank Baum
- "'Course not, Shaggy Man," replied Dorothy, giving him a severe look.
- Extract from : « The Road to Oz » by L. Frank Baum
- I was thinking, perhaps, a nice little Skye—like Shaggy, but smaller.
- Extract from : « At His Gates, Vol. 2(of 3) » by Margaret Oliphant
- You might have Shaggy himself, if you like, while I am away.'
- Extract from : « At His Gates, Vol. 2(of 3) » by Margaret Oliphant
- “I am going to suggest something for you to do, Shaggy,” he said.
- Extract from : « Father Thrift and His Animal Friends » by Joseph Charles Sindelar
- Shaggy Bear was in earnest and at once promised to do as he was told.
- Extract from : « Father Thrift and His Animal Friends » by Joseph Charles Sindelar
- Shaggy was as thin as a shadow, and his teeth chattered with the cold.
- Extract from : « Father Thrift and His Animal Friends » by Joseph Charles Sindelar
- Toto was an especial friend of the Shaggy Man, and he knew every one else.
- Extract from : « The Emerald City of Oz » by L. Frank Baum
- "That's strange," said the Shaggy Man, reading the sign aloud.
- Extract from : « The Emerald City of Oz » by L. Frank Baum
Antonyms for shaggy
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