shaggy

English

Etymology

shag +‎ -y

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃæɡi/
Audio (US) (file)

Rhymes: -æɡi

Adjective

shaggy (comparative shaggier, superlative shaggiest)

With long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur or wool.
- 1900, L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
  They waited until Dorothy awoke the next morning. The little girl was quite frightened when she saw the great pile of shaggy wolves, but the Tin Woodman told her all. She thanked him for saving them and sat down to breakfast, after which they started again upon their journey.
With a surface like shaggy hair; rough nap.

Derived terms

shaggy dog story

Translations

with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool

Czech: huňatý
Finnish: pörröinen, pitkä (fi) ja kampaamaton
French: hirsute (fr)
German: zottelig (de), zottig, zottelhaarig, struppig (de), strubbelig, zerzaust (de)
Greek:
Ancient: δασύς (dasús), λάσιος (lásios)
Hungarian: kócos (hu)
Irish: mosach, suasánach
Italian: ispido (it) m, irsuto (it) m, villoso, peloso (it), cappelluto, arruffato (it), scapigliato (it), spettinato (it)
Kazakh: сабалақ (sabalaq), барақ (baraq)
Latin: hispidus, villōsus

Maori: tuahuru, pūhutihuti
Polish: kudłaty (pl) m, kosmaty (pl) m
Portuguese: felpudo (pt), desgrenhado (pt)
Russian: косма́тый (ru) (kosmátyj), мохна́тый (ru) (moxnátyj), лохма́тый (ru) (loxmátyj), патла́тый (ru) (patlátyj)
Scottish Gaelic: giobach, molach
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: рундав

Roman: rundav (sh)
Spanish: pelo largo m, pelo despeinado m, pelo suelto m, chascón (es) (Chile, Bolivia), greñudo (es), desgreñado (es)
Swedish: raggig (sv), lurvig (sv), rufsig (sv)

with a surface like shaggy hair; rough nap

Finnish: karkea (fi)

Scottish Gaelic: giobach

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Romanian: ^{(please verify)} păros (ro), ^{(please verify)} neîngrijit (ro), ^{(please verify)} aspru (ro), ^{(please verify)} neras (ro)

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