shaggy

adj., -gi·er, -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.

shaggily shag'gi·ly adv.
shagginess shag'gi·ness n.

adj

Definition: hairy, unkempt
Antonyms: bald, close-cropped, kempt, shaven, smooth

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IN BRIEF: Hairy, unkempt.

Trying to look like the Beatles means having shaggy hair.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
  Synonym: bushy

Meaning #2: having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags
  Synonym: shagged

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - langhåret, tottet, lådden, uredt, usoigneret

idioms:

• shaggy dog story    grotesk historie med usandsynlig pointe

Nederlands (Dutch)
ruig(harig)

Français (French)
adj. - en broussailles, poilu, à longues mèches

idioms:

• shaggy dog story    histoire drôle sans queue ni tête

Deutsch (German)
adj. - zottelig

idioms:

• shaggy dog story    lang(weilig)er Witz ohne richtige Pointe

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μαλλιαρός, ξεμαλλιασμένος

idioms:

• shaggy dog story    (καθομ.) μακρύ ανέκδοτο με ανούσιο τέλος

Italiano (Italian)
ruvido, irsuto

idioms:

• shaggy dog story    storiella lunga

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - áspero

idioms:

• shaggy dog story    história anedótica, história humorística

Русский (Russian)
косматый, волосатый, щетинистый, ворсистый, шероховатый, невежливый, поросший густым лесом

idioms:

• shaggy dog story    тягомотина

Español (Spanish)
adj. - áspero, abrupto, rugoso, hirsuto, peludo, desgreñado

idioms:

• shaggy dog story    chiste largo y pesado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - raggig, lurvig, långhårig, rufsig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
毛发蓬松的, 表面粗糙的, 长浓而粗的

idioms:

• shaggy dog story    无聊的滑稽故事, 不得要领的幽默

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 毛髮蓬鬆的, 表面粗糙的, 長濃而粗的

idioms:

• shaggy dog story    無聊的滑稽故事, 不得要領的幽默

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 털북숭이의, 조잡한, 보풀이 인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 毛深い, 毛むくじゃらの, もじゃもじゃの, けば立った

idioms:

• shaggy dog story    荒唐無稽な物語

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) خشن ألنسيج أو ألسطح, أشعث, فظ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮גס, מחוספס, עבות, סבוך, שעיר, פרוע-שיער‬

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