Hairy vs Shaggy - What's the difference?
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Of a person, having a lot of hair on the body.
Of an animal, having a lot of fur.
Of a body part other than the head, having hair growing from it.
Difficult, complex, intricate, or intimidating.
Rough with long or thick hair, fur or wool; unshaven, ungroomed, or unbrushed.
* 1900 , , (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz)
Rough; rugged; jaggy.
As adjectives the difference between hairy and shaggy
is that hairy is of a person, having a lot of hair on the body while shaggy is rough with long or thick hair, fur or wool; unshaven, ungroomed, or unbrushed.hairy
English
Adjective
(er)- a hairy man
- hairy mammoth
- She is a great admirer of hairy chests.
- ''It’s a hairy problem, and will probably take several weeks to sort out.
Synonyms
* (person) furry, hirsute * (animal) furry * (body part) furry, hirsuteAntonyms
* bald * hairlessDerived terms
* hairily * hairinessSee also
* dasypygalshaggy
English
Adjective
(er)- 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.