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scruffy
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scruff·y  (skrf)
adj. scruff·i·er, scruff·i·est
1. Shabby; untidy.
2. Chiefly British Scaly; scabby.

[From obsolete scruff, scurf, variant of scurf; see scurf.]

scruffi·ly adv.
scruffi·ness n.

scruffy [ˈskrʌfɪ]
adj scruffier, scruffiest
unkempt or shabby
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.scruffy - shabby and untidy; "a surge of ragged scruffy children"; "he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin"- Mark Twain
worn - affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"

scruffy
adjective shabby, untidy, ragged, run-down, messy, sloppy (informal), seedy, squalid, tattered, tatty, unkempt, disreputable, scrubby (Brit. informal), grungy, slovenly, mangy, sluttish, slatternly, ungroomed, frowzy, ill-groomed, draggletailed (archaic) a young man, pale, scruffy and untidy
neat, tidy, spruce, smart, chic, well-dressed, dapper, natty, well-groomed, well-turned-out, soigné or soignée
Translations
scruffy [ˈskrʌfɪ] ADJ (scruffier (compar) (scruffiest (superl))) [person, appearance] → desaliñado, dejado; [clothes] → desaliñado; [building] → destartalado
he looks scruffytiene aspecto descuidado

scruffy [ˈskrʌfi] adj [person, appearance] → débraillé(e); [clothes, jeans,] → dépenaillé(e); [hair] → hirsute; [flat, street] → miteux/euse

scruffy
adj (+er) (inf)gammelig (inf); person, clothes alsoschlampig (inf); park, cityverlottert (inf), → verwahrlost

scruffy [ˈskrʌfɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (person, clothes, appearance) → trasandato/a, sciatto/a; (building) → squallido/a; (paintwork) → malandato/a

scruffy
adj scruffy [ˈskrafi]
dirty and untidy a scruffy person; Their house is a bit scruffy. onnet قَذِر، رَث мърляв zanedbaný nusset schmuddelig βρόμικος, ατακτοποίητος, τσαπατσούλικος desaliñado, sucio, dejado räpakas گر وگوري nuhruinen négligé, crasseux מְרוּפָּט, מוּזנָח गंदा prljav, neuredan ápolatlan, koszos dekil druslulegur trasandato 汚ない 칠칠치 못한 apskretęs, prišnerkštas netīrs; nekārtīgs selekeh vuil lurvet, forkommen, shabby niechlujny pouco asseado neîn­gri­jit, neglijent неряшливый zanedbaný zanemarjen neuredan sjaskig, sjabbig สกปรกและไม่เรียบร้อย pis ve dağınık 邋遢的 неохайний; неприбраний کاہل، بد وضع bẩn thỉu


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