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shaggily

shaggily adverb: in a shaggy manner.

Adverb

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

Forms of shaggily

comparativemore shaggily
superlativemost shaggily

Origin of shaggily

From shaggy + -ly.

Questions about shaggily

What does shaggily mean?
Shaggily means in a shaggy manner.
What part of speech is shaggily?
Shaggily is an adverb.

Words near shaggily in the dictionary

  1. shagger
  2. shagger's back
  3. shaggers
  4. shaggier
  5. shaggiest
  6. shaggily
  7. shagginess
  8. shagging
  9. shagging wagon
  10. shagging wagons
  11. shaggings

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