Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shaggy

/ˈʃæɡi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables: shag-gy
IPA: /ˈʃæɡi/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur or wool.

adj

Having a surface like shaggy hair; with a rough nap.

adj

Confused, muddled.

Example Sentences

"a shaggy dog"
"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."
"Away from the village, there was an enclosure containing several large animals of a kind I had not seen before—shaggy, long-necked, small-headed creatures who stood or lay at ease around their pen. Alpacas?"
"Universal and Blumhouse’s M3gan is exactly the right amount of ridiculous, which is why it can afford to be a little shaggy toward the end."

Etymology

Etymology tree Old English sċeacga Middle English *schagge English shag Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English shaggy From shag + -y.

Inflected Forms

shaggier (comparative) shaggiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

shaggily shagginess

Phrases

shaggy cut shaggy dog story shaggy dog tale shaggy dwarf morning glory shaggy God story shaggy inkcap shaggy mane shaggy soldier

Synonyms

shagged bushy shaggy-haired shaggy-coated

Rhymes With

baggy aggie craggy baggie aggy kashiwagi draggy daggy waggy maggie saggy laggy

Questions

How do you pronounce shaggy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃæɡi/.
What does shaggy mean?: Having long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur or wool.
Where does shaggy come from?: Etymology tree Old English sċeacga Middle English *schagge English shag Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English shaggy From shag + -y.

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