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View usage for: (skrʌfi) Word forms: comparative scruffier, superlative scruffiestadjectiveSomeone 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 scruffy in British English (ˈskrʌfɪ) adjectiveWord forms: scruffier or scruffiestunkempt or shabby scruffy in American English (ˈskrʌfi) adjectiveWord forms: ˈscruffier or ˈscruffiest shabby, unkempt, or untidy; grubby Derived forms scruffily (ˈscruffily) adverb scruffiness (ˈscruffiness) noun Word origin < dial. scruff, var. of scurf + -y 2Examples of 'scruffy' in a sentencescruffy Here he let his hair grow longer and his clothes grow scruffy.It was a scruffy old game.In scruffy streets great voices echo.Say there's a scruffy old fragment of woodland down the road from you.He has wide eyes and a scruffy beard, speaking with a voice that fills the room.I threw some scruffy old clothes into the skip outside my house recently.Teachers who wear casual or scruffy clothes to school are to face criticism in school inspectors' reports from next month.The funnyman turned up sporting his scruffy beard and accompanied by the dog in the movie, which is very funny.His hair is unkempt and his clothes scruffy; his eyes are red and he seems permanently on the point of tears.In reality we are looking at a bare stage, and the diva is a scruffy young man who minutes before was six other characters.The crisp new outfit is in contrast to Mercy's scruffy orphanage clothes.Her hair was a mess, she wore no make-up and her clothes were scruffy.If you are lucky, you might find something scruffy for about 700,000.I can't do anything about my floppy face - it always looks dirty and scruffy.The image of beer belly, scruffy jeans and T-shirt is vanishing as one in eight delivery drivers dons a shirt and tie for work.WITH his beer belly, mullet and dodgy tattoo, he looked like any old scruffy village cricketer taking the field. In other languagesscruffy British English: scruffy ADJECTIVE Someone or something that is scruffy is dirty and untidy. They were dressed in T-shirts and scruffy jeans. - American English: scruffy
- Brazilian Portuguese: desmazelado
- Chinese: 脏乱的
- European Spanish: desaliñado
- French: débraillé
- German: gammelig
- Italian: sciatto
- Japanese: うすぎたない
- Korean: 꾀죄죄한
- European Portuguese: desmazelado
- Latin American Spanish: desaliñado
Chinese translation of 'scruffy' adj - [person, appearance]
邋遢的 (lātā de) - [clothes, house]
不整洁(潔)的 (bù zhěngjié de)
Definition dirty and untidy in appearance a young man, pale, scruffy and untidy Synonyms rundownsloppy (informal) tattered disreputable scrubby (British, informal) grungy sluttish slatternly ungroomed frowzy ill-groomed draggletailed (archaic) Opposites neat , tidy , spruce , smart , chic , well-dressed , dapper , natty , well-groomed , well-turned-out , soigné or soignée Additional synonymsDefinition untidy He turned up wearing a daggy tracksuit. Synonyms untidy, unkempt, dishevelled, tousled, disordered, messy, ruffled, scruffy, rumpled, bedraggled, ratty (informal), straggly, windblown, disarranged, mussed up (informal) Definition slovenly or unkempt in appearance Synonyms slovenly, dirty, messy, sloppy (informal), untidy, unwashed, unkempt, frumpy, blowsy, sluttish, slatternly, ungroomed, draggletailed (archaic) Definition scruffy or shabby mangy old dogs Synonyms scruffy, mean, dirty, shabby, seedy, shoddy, squalid, grungy (slang, US), moth-eaten, scabby (informal), scuzzy (slang, US), skanky (slang) - scrub
- scrubby
- scruff
- scruffy
- scrum
- scrumptious
- scrunch
Additional synonymsDefinition untidy Mum made me clean up my messy room. Synonyms untidy, disordered, littered, chaotic, muddled, cluttered, shambolic (informal), disorganized, daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal) Definition (of clothes) tattered and torn I am usually happiest in ragged jeans and a t-shirt. Synonyms tatty (British), worn, poor, torn, rent, faded, neglected, rundown, frayed, shabby, worn-out, seedy, scruffy, in tatters, dilapidated, tattered, threadbare, unkempt, in rags, down at heel, the worse for wear, in holes, having seen better days, scraggyDefinition shabby in appearance a seedy hotel Synonyms shabby, rundown, scruffy, old, worn, faded, decaying, grubby, dilapidated, tatty (British), unkempt, grotty (slang), crummy (slang), down at heel, slovenly, mangy, manky (Scottish, dialect), scungy (Australian, New Zealand) Definition always unclean or untidy He was gruff, slovenly, and given to brooding. Synonyms untidy, disorderly, unkempt, slatternly (old-fashioned), daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal) Definition dirty, untidy, and in bad condition The migrants have been living in squalid conditions. Synonyms dirty, filthy, seedy, sleazy, sordid, low, nasty, foul, disgusting, rundown, decayed, repulsive, poverty-stricken, unclean, fetid, slovenly, skanky (slang), slummy, yucky or yukky (slang), yucko (Australian, slang), festy (Australian, slang) Definition worn out, shabby, or unkempt A lot of the houses in the street were very tatty. Synonyms shabby, seedy, scruffy, worn, poor, neglected, ragged, run-down, frayed, worn out, dilapidated, tattered, tawdry, threadbare, rumpled, bedraggled, unkempt, down at heel, the worse for wear, having seen better days Definition untidy or slovenly The child was unkempt and dirty. Synonyms untidy, scruffy, dishevelled, disordered, messy, sloppy (informal), shabby, rumpled, bedraggled, slovenly, blowsy, sluttish, slatternly, disarranged, ungroomed, disarrayed, frowzy, daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal) Definition not neat Clothes were thrown in the luggage in an untidy heap. Synonyms messy, disordered, chaotic, littered, muddled, cluttered, jumbled, rumpled, shambolic (informal), bedraggled, unkempt, topsy-turvy, higgledy-piggledy (informal), mussy (US, informal), muddly, disarrayed |