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# shaggy

adjective (shaggy, shaggier, shaggiest)

«shaggy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Shaggy means having long, thick, untidy hair or fur. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shaggy/#m1)
2. Shaggy can describe a carpet, rug or plant with long, rough threads or leaves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shaggy/#m2)
3. "A shaggy dog story" is a long joke or story with a silly or pointless ending. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shaggy/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories, a shaggy dog, pony or monster is described as hairy and scruffy, often friendly. Shaggy is also the name of a character in Scooby-Doo. In science, shaggy coats keep animals like yaks and musk oxen warm in cold places.

### Examples

- A big shaggy dog bounded up to us. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shaggy/#x1)
- The Highland cow has a shaggy coat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shaggy/#x2)
- His hair was long and shaggy after the summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shaggy/#x3)
- We lay on the shaggy rug by the fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shaggy/#x4)
- Yaks have shaggy fur to keep warm in the mountains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shaggy/#x5)
- The shaggy monster turned out to be a friendly giant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shaggy/#x6)
- Grandpa told a shaggy dog story with a silly ending. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shaggy/#x7)
- The door was thrust open--it was Bruin, the great, shaggy Bruin! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shaggy/#x8)

### Note

Comparative: shaggier, shaggiest (y → i). Spelling: double g. Opposite: smooth, sleek.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «shaggy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shaggy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«shaggy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shaggy.html) on Mova free.