Modifies a noun

• mane: The same hefty frame, shaggy mane of hair and beard, brooding brows and Gallic bearing.

• beard: I think he shoould grow a shaggy beard to prove the point.

• rug: In front of that is a low coffee table with thick wooden legs, underneath is a shaggy area rug.

• coat: Like my little brother I have a lovely creamy shaggy soft coat.

• fur: Its long dense and shaggy fur has a reddish wooly appearance on the underside; especially near the tail.

• dog: There quite close was a large black shaggy coated dog, his large brown eyes looking up at us.

Modifying Another Word

• very: The bracts are pale green, about three times as long as in the normal type, and very shaggy.

• slightly: With his slightly shaggy longish hair he looks like a rock star from the 1970's or 80's.

Used with adjective complement

• have: They had shaggy, thick wool and two horns.