Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Shabby; untidy.
- adjective Chiefly British Scaly; scabby.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
scurfy .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
untidy in appearance
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective shabby and untidy
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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But by carefully cultivating the small growing space available at his home on what he describes as a "scruffy" London terrace, he is "having fun" and "eating some great food."
Homegrown Pleasures, No Lectures Aram Bakshian Jr. 2011
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Her boyfirned is lookin scruffy but who cares who all do now and then lol.
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There may well be kids growing up in scruffy homes because of poverty, or the ill health of a parent, but those kids may well be loved and happier than other kids who have well off parents.
Perverting The Course Of Everything « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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She rehearses and plays gigs with her band in scruffy rehearsal studios and sleazy bars in New York City.
Desperately Seeking | The Stiletto Gang The Stiletto Gang 2008
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Tolman was not close to Hampton, he said, whom he described as a scruffy guy who came and went in Whittier for about 20 years.
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Who are you calling scruffy? supenguin on Wed, 2007-04-04 21: 57. zimmie on Wed, 2007-04-04 22: 04.
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The man, described as scruffy and unkempt by passengers, was sitting in the rear of United Airlines Flight
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The man, described as scruffy and unkempt by passengers, was sitting in the rear of United Airlines Flight
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The gunman was described as scruffy-looking and fled on foot after the attack, possibly with another man, he said.
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Getting old: More and more £5 notes are getting ripped and scruffy, which is partly blamed on the lack of £5 cash dispensers
Home | Mail Online 2009
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