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单词 scruffy
释义

scruffy

adjective

ˈskrə-fē How to pronounce scruffy (audio)
scruffier; scruffiest
: unkempt, slovenly, shaggy
a scruffy neighborhood
a scruffy beard
scruffily
ˈskrə-fə-lē How to pronounce scruffy (audio)
adverb
scruffiness
ˈskrə-fē-nəs How to pronounce scruffy (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • beat-up
  • bombed-out
  • dilapidated
  • dog-eared
  • down-at-the-heels
  • down-at-heel
  • down-at-the-heel
  • down-at-heels
  • dumpy
  • grungy
  • mangy
  • mean
  • miserable
  • moth-eaten
  • neglected
  • ratty
  • run-down
  • scrubby
  • seedy
  • shabby
  • sleazy
  • tacky
  • tatterdemalion
  • tatty
  • threadbare
  • timeworn
  • tumbledown
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Example Sentences

The neighborhood is full of dilapidated houses with scruffy backyards. dressed in scruffy old clothes to clean out the garage
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Word History

Etymology

scruff, metathetic variant of scurf (also with senses "something worthless or contemptible, contemptible person") + -y entry 1

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

scruffy

adjective

ˈskrə-fē How to pronounce scruffy (audio)
scruffier; scruffiest
: dirty or shabby in appearance

scruffy

adjective

as in dilapidated
showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect dressed in scruffy old clothes to clean out the garage

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • dilapidated
  • neglected
  • mangy
  • tatty
  • shabby
  • grungy
  • dumpy
  • tattered
  • ragged
  • ratty
  • abandoned
  • scrubby
  • miserable
  • tired
  • seedy
  • tumbledown
  • down-at-heel
  • desolate
  • threadbare
  • tacky
  • tatterdemalion
  • down-at-the-heels
  • sleazy
  • timeworn
  • beat-up
  • ruined
  • run-down
  • dog-eared
  • broken
  • unkept
  • down-at-the-heel
  • bombed-out
  • down-at-heels
  • damaged
  • moth-eaten
  • decrepit
  • bedraggled
  • mean
  • dingy
  • forlorn
  • gone to seed
  • wrecked
  • ramshackle
  • godforsaken
  • deteriorated
  • decaying
  • rickety
  • deteriorating
  • broken-down
  • worn-out
  • destroyed
  • rackety
  • rattletrap
  • injured
  • hurt
  • impaired
  • harmed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • new
  • fresh
  • maintained
  • spiffy
  • brand-new
  • reconstructed
  • patched
  • mended
  • smart
  • kept-up
  • rebuilt
  • cared-for
  • spruce
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