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1. shaggy
adjective. ['ˈʃægi'] used of hair; thick and poorly groomed.
Synonyms
Etymology
- -y (English)
- -y (Middle English (1100-1500))
- shag (English)
- sceacga (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Shaggy
- kashiwagi
- draggy
- craggy
- wagy
- waggy
- maggie
- daggy
- baggy
- baggie
- agie
- aggie
How do you pronounce shaggy?
Pronounce shaggy as ˈʃægi.
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Sentences with shaggy
1. Noun, singular or mass
Their feathers look more like shaggy fur, and their wings are only about 7 inches long.
2. Adjective
Mix to form a shaggy dough.
3. Verb, base form
Labradoodles typically have the poodle's curly or shaggy coat that requires care to keep it unmatted and tangle-free.
Quotes about shaggy
1. Isn't that someone we know?"asked Horace. He pointed to where a cloaked figure sat by the side of the road a few hundred meters away, arms wrapped around his knees. Close by him, a small shaggy horse cropped the grass growing at the edge of the drainage ditch that ran beside the road."So it is,"Halt replied. "And he seems to have brought Will with him.
- John Flanagan, Halt's Peril
2. No, my dog used to gaze at me,paying me the attention I need,the attention requiredto make a vain person like me understandthat, being a dog, he was wasting time,but, with those eyes so much purer than mine,he’d keep on gazing at mewith a look that reserved for me aloneall his sweet and shaggy life,always near me, never troubling me,and asking nothing.
- Pablo Neruda