struppig
shaggy
Describes hair, fur, or plants that stick out in tufts and look tangled or unkempt.
EXAMPLE
Nach dem Aufstehen waren seine struppigen Haare kaum zu bändigen.
After he got up, his shaggy hair was almost impossible to tame.
struppig
shaggy
struppig – struppiger – am struppigsten
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry struppig, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | struppig |
|---|---|
| comparative | struppiger |
| superlative | am struppigsten |
After der, die, das
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
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Usage tips
Typical collocations
'Struppig' (shaggy) is particularly common with 'Haare' (hair), 'Fell' (fur), 'Bart' (beard), and 'Busch' (bush). With hair, fur, and beards, it usually describes an untidy appearance; with a bush or plant, it can simply describe its shape.
EXAMPLE
Der Hund hat ein struppiges Fell und sieht nach dem Spaziergang ziemlich wild aus.
The dog has shaggy fur and looks quite wild after the walk.
Slightly negative connotation
When used to describe people and animals, 'struppig' (shaggy) often suggests a somewhat unkempt or untidy appearance, without explicitly implying poor hygiene. For plants, the word is often a neutral description of their growth.
EXAMPLE
Sein struppiger Bart ließ ihn älter wirken, als er war.
His shaggy beard made him look older than he was.
Context clue
The context shows what 'struppig' (shaggy) refers to: with hair, fur, or a beard, it describes tufts that stick out; with plants, it describes irregular, bushy growth.
EXAMPLE
Am Weg stand ein struppiger Busch, dessen Zweige in alle Richtungen wuchsen.
By the path stood a shaggy bush whose branches grew in all directions.
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