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BNC: 11803 COCA: 16798

scruffy

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
scruffy /ˈskrʌfi/ adjective
scruffier; scruffiest
scruffy
/ˈskrʌfi/
adjective
scruffier; scruffiest
Learner's definition of SCRUFFY
[also more scruffy; most scruffy] informal
: not neat, clean, or orderly不整洁的;不干净的;邋遢的
BNC: 11803 COCA: 16798
scruffier; scruffiest
: unkempt, slovenly, shaggy
a scruffy neighborhood
a scruffy beard
scruffily adverb
scruffiness noun

Example Sentences

The neighborhood is full of dilapidated houses with scruffy backyards. dressed in scruffy old clothes to clean out the garage
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Word History

Etymology

scruff, metathetic variant of scurf (also with senses "something worthless or contemptible, contemptible person") + -y entry 1

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of scruffy was in 1871
BNC: 11803 COCA: 16798

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