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Hirsute vs Shaggy - What's the difference?

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Hirsute is a related term of shaggy.


As adjectives the difference between hirsute and shaggy

is that hirsute is covered in hair or bristles; hairy while shaggy is rough with long or thick hair, fur or wool; unshaven, ungroomed, or unbrushed.

hirsute

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Covered in hair or bristles; hairy.

    • Usage notes

    Considerably more formal than everyday hairy.

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "hirsute")

    Synonyms

    * hairy
    Antonyms
    * glabrous

    Derived terms

    * hirsutely * hirsuteness * hirsutic acid * hirsutism

    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