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shagged.

Having or covered with shaggy hair.

7 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Having or covered with shaggy hair.

    rare
  2. Unkempt; clothed in rags; ragged.

    obsolete
  3. Of garments and fabrics: having a rough or long nap.

    obsolete
  4. Covered with scrub, trees, or rough or shaggy growth.

  5. Jagged; having a rough, uneven surface.

  6. Of hair: long; rough; shaggy.

Where this word comes from

From Old English sceacgede, from sceacga (“hair”), from Proto-Germanic *skaggiją (“beard, stem”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kek-, *(s)keg- (“to jump, move, hurry”).

adj
  1. Extremely tired.

    slang · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Perhaps related to fagged or to shag. Originally Kentish dialect according to Wright.

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of shag

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

From Old English sceacgede, from sceacga (“hair”), from Proto-Germanic *skaggiją (“beard, stem”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kek-, *(s)keg- (“to jump, move, hurry”).

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