Definition of scruffy in English:

scruffy

adjectivescruffier, scruffiest ˈskrʌfiˈskrəfi

1Shabby and untidy or dirty.
a teenager in scruffy jeans and a baggy T-shirt
Example sentencesExamples
- Certain parts of Bolton are dirty and scruffy, caused by a minority of dirty people and neglect.
- If the jeans were baggy and scruffy, the whole outfit would be unbalanced.
- He's dressed in scruffy jeans and a faded biker jacket, talking in quiet, understated tones.
- I wore it to some rather posh restaurants and not once did I feel scruffy or unkempt.
- In seconds, it seemed, she was back in her scruffy jeans and rainbow fingerless gloves, ready to go.
- He pulls his curly locks back into a bushy ponytail and wears a somewhat scruffy goatee.
- My winter coat is too warm for this time of year and my jeans jacket is too scruffy for work.
- And then he glanced at his own almost crumpled gray shirt and the plain scruffy jeans.
- There was just one other sad, unfulfilled customer at the bar, trying to catch the eye of the scruffy teen working the pumps.
- Bit scruffy and mangy himself, but blessed with a true heart of gold.
- One had blond hair and was scruffy, with a blue top and jeans, while the other wore a dark blue top.
- Born in 1912, Turing was a shy, scruffy young man, but a gifted mathematician and scientist.
- He was looking down, he was scruffy, he had dirty jeans and he was not on this planet.
- The whole head is fluffed up and gently back-combed, so that it looks scruffy and unkempt.
- Zach was decked out in the same scruffy jeans he'd been wearing in the video.
- His scruffy appearance made him look dirty next to the clean bright sterile walls of the hospital.
- I felt ashamed to let anyone come to the flat because it was filthy, smelly and scruffy.
- It's all about contrasts and contradictions - the smart and the scruffy, the rough and the smooth.
- Having arrived at 9am from Aberdeen, the pair were clad more as mad hatters tea party than scruffy gig chic.
- I always promised to do better but I was an incurably scruffy boy who never did do well on the pulled-up socks side of life.
Synonyms
shabby, worn, down at heel, shoddy, ragged, tattered, mangy, sorry, run down, disreputable
untidy, unkempt, bedraggled, messy, dishevelled, ungroomed, ill-groomed, sleazy, seedy, slatternly, slovenly
dirty, squalid, filthy
informal tatty, the worse for wear, scuzzy, grungy, yucky
British informal grotty
North American informal raggedy
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

Derivatives

scruffily

adverbˈskrʌfɪliˈskrəfəli

The accomplice who sneaked in is believed to be around 30 and scruffily dressed.
Example sentencesExamples
- A woman is approached in the street by a scruffily dressed youth who opens his mouth - and asks for directions to the local mosque.
- His bag and jacket were shiny, his top button done up, his tie scruffily fitted.
- The city swarms with scruffily dressed and, largely, scruffily mannered young people.
- This resulted in a situation where the higher up the management ladder you are, the more scruffily you dress at work.

scruffiness

nounˈskrʌfɪnəsˈskrəfinəs

But are scruffiness and Slipknot t-shirts not just an integral part of being a techie?
Example sentencesExamples
- But I think people love that scruffiness, that roughness.
- I'm not particularly fond of your brand of scruffiness either.
- Del grinned to herself, ‘Does she hate your scruffiness?’
- I mentioned the picture thing because of him, with his scruffiness.
- In their defence the attacking pair will point to the scruffiness of the service but they must take some responsibility too.
- Yeah, I noticed a bit of scruffiness around the chin area.
- So aren't the protestations of terminal scruffiness and aw-shucks fallibility just a little disingenuous?
- Other than the current scruffiness of my hair, though, I quite liked my appearance.
- The punters don't seem to mind the scruffiness.

Origin

Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘covered with scurf’): from scruff ‘scurf’, variant of scurf, + -y. The sense ‘shabby’ dates from the late 19th century.

Rhymes

fluffy, huffy, puffy, roughie, roughy, snuffy, stuffy, toughie

Definition of scruffy in US English:

scruffy

adjectiveˈskrəfēˈskrəfi

1Shabby and untidy or dirty.
a teenager in scruffy jeans and a baggy T-shirt
Example sentencesExamples
- He was looking down, he was scruffy, he had dirty jeans and he was not on this planet.
- Having arrived at 9am from Aberdeen, the pair were clad more as mad hatters tea party than scruffy gig chic.
- And then he glanced at his own almost crumpled gray shirt and the plain scruffy jeans.
- My winter coat is too warm for this time of year and my jeans jacket is too scruffy for work.
- If the jeans were baggy and scruffy, the whole outfit would be unbalanced.
- It's all about contrasts and contradictions - the smart and the scruffy, the rough and the smooth.
- Born in 1912, Turing was a shy, scruffy young man, but a gifted mathematician and scientist.
- Zach was decked out in the same scruffy jeans he'd been wearing in the video.
- Certain parts of Bolton are dirty and scruffy, caused by a minority of dirty people and neglect.
- One had blond hair and was scruffy, with a blue top and jeans, while the other wore a dark blue top.
- There was just one other sad, unfulfilled customer at the bar, trying to catch the eye of the scruffy teen working the pumps.
- His scruffy appearance made him look dirty next to the clean bright sterile walls of the hospital.
- I felt ashamed to let anyone come to the flat because it was filthy, smelly and scruffy.
- In seconds, it seemed, she was back in her scruffy jeans and rainbow fingerless gloves, ready to go.
- I always promised to do better but I was an incurably scruffy boy who never did do well on the pulled-up socks side of life.
- I wore it to some rather posh restaurants and not once did I feel scruffy or unkempt.
- He pulls his curly locks back into a bushy ponytail and wears a somewhat scruffy goatee.
- The whole head is fluffed up and gently back-combed, so that it looks scruffy and unkempt.
- Bit scruffy and mangy himself, but blessed with a true heart of gold.
- He's dressed in scruffy jeans and a faded biker jacket, talking in quiet, understated tones.
Synonyms
shabby, worn, down at heel, shoddy, ragged, tattered, mangy, sorry, run down, disreputable
2(of a man's face) having short, bristly hairs as a result of not having been shaved for a while.
his employer has gotten used to seeing his face becoming scruffier each spring

Origin

Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘covered with scurf’): from scruff ‘scurf’, variant of scurf, + -y. The sense ‘shabby’ dates from the late 19th century.

单词	scruffy
释义	Definition of scruffy in English: scruffy adjectivescruffier, scruffiest ˈskrʌfiˈskrəfi 1Shabby and untidy or dirty. a teenager in scruffy jeans and a baggy T-shirt Example sentencesExamples Certain parts of Bolton are dirty and scruffy, caused by a minority of dirty people and neglect. If the jeans were baggy and scruffy, the whole outfit would be unbalanced. He's dressed in scruffy jeans and a faded biker jacket, talking in quiet, understated tones. I wore it to some rather posh restaurants and not once did I feel scruffy or unkempt. In seconds, it seemed, she was back in her scruffy jeans and rainbow fingerless gloves, ready to go. He pulls his curly locks back into a bushy ponytail and wears a somewhat scruffy goatee. My winter coat is too warm for this time of year and my jeans jacket is too scruffy for work. And then he glanced at his own almost crumpled gray shirt and the plain scruffy jeans. There was just one other sad, unfulfilled customer at the bar, trying to catch the eye of the scruffy teen working the pumps. Bit scruffy and mangy himself, but blessed with a true heart of gold. One had blond hair and was scruffy, with a blue top and jeans, while the other wore a dark blue top. Born in 1912, Turing was a shy, scruffy young man, but a gifted mathematician and scientist. He was looking down, he was scruffy, he had dirty jeans and he was not on this planet. The whole head is fluffed up and gently back-combed, so that it looks scruffy and unkempt. Zach was decked out in the same scruffy jeans he'd been wearing in the video. His scruffy appearance made him look dirty next to the clean bright sterile walls of the hospital. I felt ashamed to let anyone come to the flat because it was filthy, smelly and scruffy. It's all about contrasts and contradictions - the smart and the scruffy, the rough and the smooth. Having arrived at 9am from Aberdeen, the pair were clad more as mad hatters tea party than scruffy gig chic. I always promised to do better but I was an incurably scruffy boy who never did do well on the pulled-up socks side of life. Synonyms shabby, worn, down at heel, shoddy, ragged, tattered, mangy, sorry, run down, disreputable untidy, unkempt, bedraggled, messy, dishevelled, ungroomed, ill-groomed, sleazy, seedy, slatternly, slovenly dirty, squalid, filthy informal tatty, the worse for wear, scuzzy, grungy, yucky British informal grotty North American informal raggedy 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 Derivatives scruffily adverbˈskrʌfɪliˈskrəfəli The accomplice who sneaked in is believed to be around 30 and scruffily dressed. Example sentencesExamples A woman is approached in the street by a scruffily dressed youth who opens his mouth - and asks for directions to the local mosque. His bag and jacket were shiny, his top button done up, his tie scruffily fitted. The city swarms with scruffily dressed and, largely, scruffily mannered young people. This resulted in a situation where the higher up the management ladder you are, the more scruffily you dress at work. scruffiness nounˈskrʌfɪnəsˈskrəfinəs But are scruffiness and Slipknot t-shirts not just an integral part of being a techie? Example sentencesExamples But I think people love that scruffiness, that roughness. I'm not particularly fond of your brand of scruffiness either. Del grinned to herself, ‘Does she hate your scruffiness?’ I mentioned the picture thing because of him, with his scruffiness. In their defence the attacking pair will point to the scruffiness of the service but they must take some responsibility too. Yeah, I noticed a bit of scruffiness around the chin area. So aren't the protestations of terminal scruffiness and aw-shucks fallibility just a little disingenuous? Other than the current scruffiness of my hair, though, I quite liked my appearance. The punters don't seem to mind the scruffiness. Origin Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘covered with scurf’): from scruff ‘scurf’, variant of scurf, + -y. The sense ‘shabby’ dates from the late 19th century. Rhymes fluffy, huffy, puffy, roughie, roughy, snuffy, stuffy, toughie Definition of scruffy in US English: scruffy adjectiveˈskrəfēˈskrəfi 1Shabby and untidy or dirty. a teenager in scruffy jeans and a baggy T-shirt Example sentencesExamples He was looking down, he was scruffy, he had dirty jeans and he was not on this planet. Having arrived at 9am from Aberdeen, the pair were clad more as mad hatters tea party than scruffy gig chic. And then he glanced at his own almost crumpled gray shirt and the plain scruffy jeans. My winter coat is too warm for this time of year and my jeans jacket is too scruffy for work. If the jeans were baggy and scruffy, the whole outfit would be unbalanced. It's all about contrasts and contradictions - the smart and the scruffy, the rough and the smooth. Born in 1912, Turing was a shy, scruffy young man, but a gifted mathematician and scientist. Zach was decked out in the same scruffy jeans he'd been wearing in the video. Certain parts of Bolton are dirty and scruffy, caused by a minority of dirty people and neglect. One had blond hair and was scruffy, with a blue top and jeans, while the other wore a dark blue top. There was just one other sad, unfulfilled customer at the bar, trying to catch the eye of the scruffy teen working the pumps. His scruffy appearance made him look dirty next to the clean bright sterile walls of the hospital. I felt ashamed to let anyone come to the flat because it was filthy, smelly and scruffy. In seconds, it seemed, she was back in her scruffy jeans and rainbow fingerless gloves, ready to go. I always promised to do better but I was an incurably scruffy boy who never did do well on the pulled-up socks side of life. I wore it to some rather posh restaurants and not once did I feel scruffy or unkempt. He pulls his curly locks back into a bushy ponytail and wears a somewhat scruffy goatee. The whole head is fluffed up and gently back-combed, so that it looks scruffy and unkempt. Bit scruffy and mangy himself, but blessed with a true heart of gold. He's dressed in scruffy jeans and a faded biker jacket, talking in quiet, understated tones. Synonyms shabby, worn, down at heel, shoddy, ragged, tattered, mangy, sorry, run down, disreputable 2(of a man's face) having short, bristly hairs as a result of not having been shaved for a while. his employer has gotten used to seeing his face becoming scruffier each spring Origin Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘covered with scurf’): from scruff ‘scurf’, variant of scurf, + -y. The sense ‘shabby’ dates from the late 19th century.
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