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scruffy

scruff·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [skruhf-ee]
    • /ˈskrʌf i/
    • /ˈskrʌf.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skruhf-ee]
    • /ˈskrʌf i/

Definitions of scruffy word

  • adjective scruffy untidy; shabby. 1
  • adjective scruffy Someone or something that is scruffy is dirty and untidy. 0
  • adjective scruffy unkempt or shabby 0
  • adjective scruffy shabby, unkempt, or untidy; grubby 0

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Origin of scruffy

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60; scruff2 + -y1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Scruffy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

scruffy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

scruffy usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for scruffy

adj scruffy

  • crumby — full of or littered with crumbs
  • despisable — deserving of being despised; despicable
  • dog-eared — having dog-ears: a dog-eared book.
  • dogeared — (in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
  • down-at-heel — of a shabby, run-down appearance; seedy: He is rapidly becoming a down-at-heel drifter and a drunk.

adjective scruffy

  • bedraggled — Someone or something that is bedraggled looks untidy because they have got wet or dirty.
  • curer — A healer.
  • disarrayed — Simple past tense and past participle of disarray.
  • disheveled — hanging loosely or in disorder; unkempt: disheveled hair.
  • grungy — ugly, run-down, or dilapidated: a grungy, abandoned mill town.

Antonyms for scruffy

adj scruffy

  • bandbox — a lightweight usually cylindrical box used for holding small articles, esp hats
  • dapper — A man who is dapper has a very neat and clean appearance, and is often also small and thin.
  • doggy — a little dog or a puppy.
  • dressed to kill — woman: in stylish clothes

adjective scruffy

  • chipper — Chipper means cheerful and lively.
  • dandified — greatly concerned with smartness of dress
  • kempt — neatly or tidily kept: a kempt little cottage.
  • nobby — fashionable or elegant; stylish; chic.

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