"shaggy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈʃæɡi/ Audio: en-us-shaggy.ogg [US] Forms: shaggier [comparative], shaggiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -æɡi Etymology: shag + -y Etymology templates: {{suf|en|shag|y|id2=adjectival}} shag + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} shaggy (comparative shaggier, superlative shaggiest)
  1. Having long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur or wool. Categories (topical): Appearance, Hair Translations (with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool): kalesh (Albanian), δασύς (dasús) (Ancient Greek), λάσιος (lásios) (Ancient Greek), βλοσυρός (blosurós) (Ancient Greek), чорлав (čorlav) (Bulgarian), рунтав (runtav) (Bulgarian), huňatý (Czech), chundelatý (Czech), střapatý (Czech), hirta (Esperanto), takkuinen (Finnish), pörröinen (Finnish), hirsute (French), guedelludo (Galician), zottelig (German), zottig (German), zottelhaarig (German), struppig (German), strubbelig (German), zerzaust (German), kócos (Hungarian), mosach (Irish), suasánach (Irish), ispido [masculine] (Italian), irsuto [masculine] (Italian), villoso (Italian), peloso (Italian), cappelluto (Italian), arruffato (Italian), scapigliato (Italian), spettinato (Italian), сабалақ (sabalaq) (Kazakh), барақ (baraq) (Kazakh), hispidus (Latin), villōsus (Latin), чо́рлав (čórlav) (Macedonian), ру́нтав (rúntav) (Macedonian), бу́шав (búšav) (Macedonian), tuahuru (Maori), pūhutihuti (Maori), scheibich (Plautdietsch), kudłaty [masculine] (Polish), kosmaty [masculine] (Polish), felpudo (Portuguese), desgrenhado (Portuguese), косма́тый (kosmátyj) (Russian), мохна́тый (moxnátyj) (Russian), лохма́тый (loxmátyj) (Russian), патла́тый (patlátyj) (Russian), giobach (Scottish Gaelic), molach (Scottish Gaelic), рундав [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), rundav [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), greñudo (Spanish), desgreñado (Spanish), despeinado (Spanish), desmelenado (Spanish), chascón [Bolivia, Chile] (Spanish), raggig (Swedish), lurvig (Swedish), rufsig (Swedish), кудлатий (kudlatyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), кошлатий (košlatyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), волохатий (voloxatyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), патлатий (patlatyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-shaggy-en-adj-cMlaYI~9 Disambiguation of Appearance: 94 6 0 Disambiguation of Hair: 46 21 34 Disambiguation of 'with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool': 85 11 4
  2. Having a surface like shaggy hair; with a rough nap. Translations (with a surface like shaggy hair; rough nap): мъхнат (mǎhnat) (Bulgarian), karkea (Finnish), ruvido (Italian), ро́шав (róšav) (Macedonian), giobach (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-shaggy-en-adj-n1Txqzia Disambiguation of 'with a surface like shaggy hair; rough nap': 9 91 0
  3. (figuratively) Confused, muddled. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-shaggy-en-adj-YFgKqdfh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 24 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 15 14 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: shaggily, shagginess, shaggy cut, shaggy dog story, shaggy dog tale, shaggy god story, shaggy inkcap, shaggy mane

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "struppig"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
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          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "blosurós",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "kócos"
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          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
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        },
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "suasánach"
        },
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ispido"
        },
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          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "irsuto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "villoso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "peloso"
        },
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          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "cappelluto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "arruffato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "scapigliato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "spettinato"
        },
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          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "sabalaq",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "сабалақ"
        },
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          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "baraq",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "барақ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "hispidus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "villōsus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "čórlav",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "чо́рлав"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "rúntav",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "ру́нтав"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "búšav",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "бу́шав"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "tuahuru"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "pūhutihuti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "scheibich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "kudłaty"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "kosmaty"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "felpudo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "desgrenhado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kosmátyj",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "косма́тый"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "moxnátyj",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "мохна́тый"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "loxmátyj",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "лохма́тый"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "patlátyj",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "патла́тый"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "giobach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "molach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "рундав"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "rundav"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "greñudo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "desgreñado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "despeinado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "desmelenado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "tags": [
            "Bolivia",
            "Chile"
          ],
          "word": "chascón"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "raggig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "lurvig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "word": "rufsig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "kudlatyj",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "кудлатий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "košlatyj",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "кошлатий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "voloxatyj",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "волохатий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 11 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "patlatyj",
          "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "патлатий"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-shaggy-en-adj-n1Txqzia",
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        {
          "_dis1": "9 91 0",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "mǎhnat",
          "sense": "with a surface like shaggy hair; rough nap",
          "word": "мъхнат"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 91 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "with a surface like shaggy hair; rough nap",
          "word": "karkea"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 91 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "with a surface like shaggy hair; rough nap",
          "word": "ruvido"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 91 0",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "róšav",
          "sense": "with a surface like shaggy hair; rough nap",
          "word": "ро́шав"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 91 0",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "with a surface like shaggy hair; rough nap",
          "word": "giobach"
        }
      ]
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    {
      "word": "shaggy dog story"
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    {
      "word": "shaggy dog tale"
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      "word": "shaggy god story"
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "kalesh"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "čorlav",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "чорлав"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "runtav",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "рунтав"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "huňatý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "chundelatý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "střapatý"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "hirta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "takkuinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "pörröinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "hirsute"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "guedelludo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "zottelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "zottig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "zottelhaarig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "struppig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "strubbelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "zerzaust"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "dasús",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "δασύς"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "lásios",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "λάσιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "blosurós",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "βλοσυρός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "kócos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "mosach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "suasánach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ispido"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "irsuto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "villoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "peloso"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "cappelluto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "arruffato"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "scapigliato"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "spettinato"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "sabalaq",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "сабалақ"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "baraq",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "барақ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "hispidus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "villōsus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "čórlav",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "чо́рлав"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "rúntav",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "ру́нтав"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "búšav",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "бу́шав"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "tuahuru"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "pūhutihuti"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "scheibich"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kudłaty"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kosmaty"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "felpudo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "desgrenhado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kosmátyj",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "косма́тый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "moxnátyj",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "мохна́тый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "loxmátyj",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "лохма́тый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "patlátyj",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "патла́тый"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "giobach"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "molach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "рундав"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "rundav"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "greñudo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "desgreñado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "despeinado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "desmelenado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "tags": [
        "Bolivia",
        "Chile"
      ],
      "word": "chascón"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "raggig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "lurvig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "word": "rufsig"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kudlatyj",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кудлатий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "košlatyj",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кошлатий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "voloxatyj",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "волохатий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "patlatyj",
      "sense": "with long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur, or wool",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "патлатий"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mǎhnat",
      "sense": "with a surface like shaggy hair; rough nap",
      "word": "мъхнат"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "with a surface like shaggy hair; rough nap",
      "word": "karkea"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "with a surface like shaggy hair; rough nap",
      "word": "ruvido"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "róšav",
      "sense": "with a surface like shaggy hair; rough nap",
      "word": "ро́шав"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "with a surface like shaggy hair; rough nap",
      "word": "giobach"
    }
  ],
  "word": "shaggy"
}

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