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scruffy

adjective \ˈskrə-fē\

: not neat, clean, or orderly

scruff·i·erscruff·i·est

Full Definition of SCRUFFY

:  unkempt, slovenly, shaggy <a scruffy neighborhood> <a scruffy beard>
— scruff·i·ly \-fə-lē\ adverb
— scruff·i·ness \-fē-nəs\ noun
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Origin of SCRUFFY

English dialect scruff something worthless
First Known Use: 1871

Related to SCRUFFY

Synonyms
beat-up, bombed-out, dilapidated, dog-eared, down-at-the-heels (or down-at-heel also down-at-the-heel or down-at-heels), dumpy, grungy, mangy, mean, miserable, moth-eaten, neglected, ratty, run-down, scrubby, shabby, seedy, sleazy, tacky, tatterdemalion, tatty, threadbare, timeworn, tumbledown

Rhymes with SCRUFFY

fluffy, huffy, puffy, snuffy, stuffy, toughie
SCRUFFY Defined for Kids

scruffy

adjective \ˈskrə-fē\
scruff·i·erscruff·i·est

Definition of SCRUFFY for Kids

:  dirty or shabby in appearance

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