Synonyms for shaggy

Most common

hairy · bushy · hirsute · uncombed · unsmooth

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

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

Related words

Phrases

shaggy dog story shaggy cut shaggy dog tale shaggy inkcap shaggy mane

Example sentences

• hairy Dan once got bitten by one of his big hairy spiders.
• bushy Are you bright eyed and bushy tailed this morning?
• uncombed His uncombed beard left red dots on my inner thigh.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

rough¹, hairy², bushy²

7 letters

shagged, hirsute²

8 letters

uncombed, unsmooth

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hairy² = 2 syllables).