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shaggy

/ˈʃæɡi/ adjective B2
  1. Having long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur or wool. · a shaggy dog
  2. Having a surface like shaggy hair; with a rough nap.
  3. Confused, muddled. (figuratively)

Comparative shaggier · Superlative shaggiest

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“I haven’t the faintest idea,” said the Tin Woodman, and the Lion shook his shaggy mane and looked thoughtful.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 39 · B2
The little girl was quite frightened when she saw the great pile of shaggy wolves, but the Tin Woodman told her all.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 79 · B2
After he had eaten he would lie down on his bed of straw, and Dorothy would lie beside him and put her head on his soft, shaggy mane, while they talked of their troubles and tried to plan some way to escape.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 86 · B2
Then the Witch looked at the big, shaggy Lion and asked, “When Dorothy has returned to her own home, what will become of you?”
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 142 · B2

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