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- Dictionaryscruffy/ˈskrʌfi/
adjective
- 1. shabby and untidy or dirty: "a teenager in scruffy jeans and a baggy T-shirt"
- 2. (of a man's face) having short, bristly hairs as a result of not having been shaved for a while: "his employer has got used to seeing his face becoming scruffier each spring"
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untidy and looking a little dirty : They live in a scruffy part of town. a small, scruffy - looking man. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not clean. dirty This shirt is dirty. filthy Wash your hands before dinner - they're filthy! scruffy He's the typical scruffy student. messy Ben's bedroom is always really messy.
Scruffy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster. Definition. Synonyms. Example Sentences. Word History. Related Articles. Entries Near. Show more. Save Word. scruffy. adjective. ˈskrə-fē. scruffier; scruffiest. Synonyms of scruffy. : unkempt, slovenly, shaggy. a scruffy neighborhood. a scruffy beard. scruffily. ˈskrə-fə-lē. adverb. scruffiness.
adjective. Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect: bedraggled, broken-down, decaying, decrepit, dilapidated, dingy, down-at-heel, faded, mangy, rundown, scrubby, seedy, shabby, shoddy, sleazy, tattered, tatty, threadbare.
Someone or something that is scruffy is dirty and untidy. ...a young man, pale, scruffy and unshaven. ...a scruffy basement flat in London. Synonyms: shabby, untidy, ragged, rundown More Synonyms of scruffy. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
adjective. shabby and untidy. “a surge of ragged scruffy children”. synonyms: seedy. worn. affected by wear; damaged by long use. Pronunciation. US. /ˈskrʌfi/.
Scruffy definition: untidy; shabby.. See examples of SCRUFFY used in a sentence.
Definition of scruffy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
scruffy. adjective. uk / ˈskrʌfi / us. Add to word list. dirty and untidy: scruffy jeans. I don't like to look scruffy. (Definition of scruffy from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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A scruffy old drunkard comes to the hospital looking for his son. His hair was tied back, his jaw and chin scruffy from a couple days' growth of hair. I tend to leave it be and it ends up looking a bit scruffy. Scruffy was meowing at the kitchen door. We know ' cause we're quite scruffy ourselves!
