shaggily

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adverb

In a shaggy manner.

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Meanings

adverbshaggily (comparative more shaggily, superlative most shaggily)

comparative more shaggily · superlative most shaggily

  1. In a shaggy manner.

    The drawing was taken from an imported plant which flowered at Mr. Lee's nursery, Hammersmith. Leaves opposite, inclining to upright, about 4, oblong, rather shaggily furred, fringed at the edge, deep green […]

    1819, The Botanical Register, page 382

Origin

From shaggy + -ly.

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APA

shaggily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shaggily

MLA

“shaggily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shaggily. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shaggily,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shaggily.

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