Shaggy vs Silky - What's the difference?
shaggy | silky |
Rough with long or thick hair, fur or wool; unshaven, ungroomed, or unbrushed.
* 1900 , , (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz)
Rough; rugged; jaggy.
Similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk.
As adjectives the difference between shaggy and silky
is that shaggy is rough with long or thick hair, fur or wool; unshaven, ungroomed, or unbrushed while silky is similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk.shaggy
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.
Derived terms
* shaggy dog storysilky
English
Adjective
(er)- cloth with a silky lustre
- a silky wine