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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
Adjective
[scruffier, scruffiest] dirty and untidy in appearance
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, rundown, messy, sloppy (informal) seedy, squalid, tattered, tatty, unkempt, disreputable, scrubby Brit. (informal) grungy, slovenly, mangy, sluttish, slatternly, ungroomed, frowzy, ill-groomed, draggletailed (archaic) daggy Austral., N.Z. (informal) << OPPOSITE neat
Translations

scruffy [ˈskrʌfɪ] adjdesaliñado, desaseado
scruffy [ˈskrʌfɪ] adjdébraillé(e)
scruffy [ˈskrʌfɪ] adjgammelig, verwahrlost
scruffy [ˈskrʌfɪ] adjsciatto/a

scruffy
adj scruffy [ˈskrafi]
dirty and untidy a scruffy person; Their house is a bit scruffy.onnetقَذِر، رَثмърлявzanedbanýnussetschmuddeligβρόμικος, ατακτοποίητος, τσαπατσούλικοςdesaliñado, sucio, dejadoräpakasگر وگوريnuhruinennégligé, crasseuxמְרוּפָּט, מוּזנָחगंदाprljav, neuredanápolatlan, koszosdekildruslulegurtrasandato汚ない지저분한apskretęs, prišnerkštasnetīrs; nekārtīgsselekehvuillurvet, forkommen, shabbyniechlujnypouco asseadoneîn­gri­jit, neglijentнеряшливыйzanedbanýzanemarjenneuredansjaskig, sjabbigสกปรกและไม่เรียบร้อยpis ve dağınık臟亂的,不整潔的неохайний; неприбранийکاہل، بد وضعbẩn thỉu

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