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The definition of scruffy is someone or something that is unkempt and untidy.
(adjective)A messy beard that you do not take care of is an example of a scruffy beard.
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See scruffy in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective scruffier, scruffiest
shabby, unkempt, or untidy; grubby
Origin: < dial. scruff, var. of scurf + -y
Related Forms:
- scruffily adverb
- scruffiness noun
See scruffy in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective scruff·i·er, scruff·i·est
- Shabby; untidy.
- Chiefly British Scaly; scabby.
Origin:
Origin: From obsolete scruff, scurf
Origin: , variant of scurf; see scurf
.Related Forms:
- scruffˈi·ly adverb
- scruffˈi·ness noun
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