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   Scruff·y

   /ˈskrəfē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. shabby and untidy or dirty: "a teenager in scruffy jeans and a baggy T-shirt"
   • 2. (of a man's face) having short, bristly hairs as a result of not having been shaved for a while: "his employer has gotten used to seeing his face becoming scruffier each spring"

   Word Origin mid 17th century (in the sense ‘covered with scurf’): from scruff ‘scurf’, variant of scurf, + -y1. The sense ‘shabby’ dates from the late 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. scruffily adverb
   • 2. scruffiness noun

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   • Definition of scruffy adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (comparative scruffier, superlative scruffiest) dirty or untidy in appearance synonym shabby He looked a little scruffy. There was a gang of scruffy kids hanging around.

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   What is a scruffy person?

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   What is the meaning of Scruff?

   • 1. verb, informal To seize (an animal) by the loose skin at the back of its neck. The dog just kept barking and barking until Dad finally scruffed him and put him out into the yard. The mama cat scruffed her whimpering kitten and carried it away. 2. verb, slang To handle or push around (someone) in a rough physical manner; to manhandle (someone).

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   How much does it cost to look scruffy?

   • It costs thousands to look that scruffy yet stylish. If you are lucky, you might find something scruffy for about 700,000. Here he let his hair grow longer and his clothes grow scruffy.

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    SCRUFFY meaning: not neat, clean, or orderly.