scruttyadj.
/ˈskrʌti/ rare.
Dirty, dusty, scruffy.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > [adjective] > dirty and mean
ungoderlyc1400
sluttish?1529
squalid1596
scrubbing1603
sordid1611
snotty1681
frowzy1710
grub1719
seedy1725
unkempt1838
grubby1844
crumby1859
ratty1867
scruffy1871
scrutty1914
scummy1932
ribby1936
raunchy1937
sleazy1941
scroungy1948
manky1958
skanky1963
grungy1965
scungy1966
scuzzy1969
scrungy1974
skeevy1976
1914 M. Beerbohm Let. 27 Apr. (1964) 234 The Arnold Bennetts—very dusty and scrutty but nice—alighted from a motor-car here yesterday.
1970 T. Hughes Crow 68 He tried hating the sea But instantly felt like a scrutty dry rabbit dropping on the windy cliff.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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