shagginess


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shag·gy

 (shăg′ē)
adj. shag·gi·er, shag·gi·est
1. Having, covered with, or resembling long rough hair or wool.
2. Bushy or matted: shaggy hair.
3. Having a rough nap or surface, as a textile.
4. Poorly groomed; unkempt.
5. Marked by a lack of order or clarity in thinking, planning, or performance.
shag′gi·ly adv.
shag′gi·ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.shagginess - unkemptness of hair
slovenliness, unkemptness, sloppiness - a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for
2.shagginess - roughness of nap produced by long woolly hairs
raggedness, roughness - a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
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Translations
تَشَعُّث الشَّعْر
chundelatost
pjuskethed
bozontosság
lubbalegt útlit
huňatosť
kaba tüylü/saçlı olma

shaggy

(ˈʃӕgi) adjective
(covered with hair, fur etc that is) rough and untidy in appearance. The dog had a shaggy coat; a shaggy dog.
ˈshagginess noun
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