a. Knotty; rough; figuratively, rough in temper. Fuller. -- Knag"gi*ness n. [1913 Webster]
a. [ Compar. Shaggier superl. Shaggiest. ] [ From Shag, n. ] Rough with long hair or wool. [ 1913 Webster ]
About his shoulders hangs the shaggy skin. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Rough; rugged; jaggy. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ A rill ] that winds unseen beneath the shaggy fell. Keble. [ 1913 Webster ]