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Bearded vs Shaggy - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between bearded and shaggy

is that bearded is having a beard while shaggy is rough with long or thick hair, fur or wool; unshaven, ungroomed, or unbrushed.

As a verb bearded

is past tense of beard.

bearded

English

Verb

(head)
  • (beard)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • having a beard

    • Derived terms

    * bearded eagle * bearded tortoise * bearded vulture

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    shaggy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Rough with long or thick hair, fur or wool; unshaven, ungroomed, or unbrushed.
  • * 1900 , , (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz)
    • They waited until Dorothy awoke the next morning. The little girl was quite frightened when she saw the great pile of shaggy wolves, but the Tin Woodman told her all. She thanked him for saving them and sat down to breakfast, after which they started again upon their journey.
  • Rough; rugged; jaggy.

    • Derived terms

    * shaggy dog story