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- Dictionaryscruff·y/ˈskrəfē/
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 gotten used to seeing his face becoming scruffier each spring"
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The meaning of SCRUFFY is unkempt, slovenly, shaggy. How to use scruffy in a sentence.
adjective. uk / ˈskrʌf.i / us / ˈskrʌf.i / Add to word list. C2. 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.
adjective. 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.
Scruffy definition: untidy; shabby.. See examples of SCRUFFY used in a sentence.
Definitions of scruffy. adjective. shabby and untidy. “a surge of ragged scruffy children”. synonyms: seedy. worn. affected by wear; damaged by long use. Pronunciation. US.
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.
Definition of scruffy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
dirty and untidy: scruffy jeans. I don't like to look scruffy. (Definition of scruffy from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
scruffy meaning, definition, what is scruffy: dirty and untidy: Learn more.
adjective. Someone or something that is scruffy is dirty and messy. ...a young man, pale, scruffy and unshaven. Synonyms: shabby, untidy, ragged, rundown More Synonyms of scruffy. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. English Quiz. Confusables. Synonyms of. 'scruffy' Language Lover's. Blog.
