Antonyms of adj shaggy

2 senses of shaggy

Sense 1
bushy, shaggy, shaggy-haired, shaggy-coated -- (used of hair; thick and poorly groomed; "bushy locks"; "a shaggy beard")

INDIRECT (VIA ungroomed) -> groomed -- (neat and smart in appearance; well cared for; "the manager was a beautifully groomed young man"; "his horse was always groomed")

Sense 2
shagged, shaggy -- (having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags; "junipers with shagged trunks"; "shaggy rugs")

INDIRECT (VIA rough) -> smooth -- (having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror")

Similarity of adj shaggy

2 senses of shaggy

Sense 1
bushy, shaggy, shaggy-haired, shaggy-coated -- (used of hair; thick and poorly groomed; "bushy locks"; "a shaggy beard")
       => ungroomed (vs. groomed) -- (not neat and smart in appearance; "he was wrinkled and ungroomed, with a two-day beard"; "ungroomed hair")

Sense 2
shagged, shaggy -- (having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags; "junipers with shagged trunks"; "shaggy rugs")
       => rough (vs. smooth), unsmooth -- (having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face")

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