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adjective, scruff·i·er, scruff·i·est.Origin of scruffyFirst recorded in 1650–60; scruff2 + -y1 Words nearby scruffyscrub turkey, scrub typhus, scrub-up, scrubwoman, scruff, scruffy, scrum, scrum half, scrummage, scrummie, scrummy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scruffyThere are photos of what looks like a scruffy Californian kid in a T-shirt, taking a break from skateboarding. The Dark Rock Star Fantasy of Saint Laurent’s Hedi Slimane|Liza Foreman|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST He looks like a dog from an Eastern European circus: a small, scruffy dog who you could imagine balancing on a red ball. Ann Patchett: How I Write|Noah Charney|October 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST When she came to power in 1978, Britain was a dreary, dreary place: dingy, funereal, abashed, scruffy, feckless. How Margaret Thatcher Transformed British Politics|Tunku Varadarajan|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST As for Big Bird, Sesame Street should restore the creature to its scruffy perfection no matter who wins the election. Big Bird’s Big Gay Love Story: From Birth to the 2012 Presidential Race|Michael Daly|October 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In the video, he is unshaven and scruffy, wearing a dark, padded jacket, and his voice is thick with emotion. How the U.S. Is Struggling to Help Syria’s Opposition|Tara McKelvey|February 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for scruffy
adjective scruffier or scruffiestCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to scruffyshabby, seedy, tattered, unkempt, threadbare, tacky, frowzy, mangy, messy, ragged, run-down, slovenly, untidy, ungroomed |