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scruffy

[ skruhf-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, scruff·i·er, scruff·i·est.

scruffy

/ ˈskrʌfɪ /

Origin of scruffy¹

First recorded in 1650–60; scruff ² + -y ¹

There are photos of what looks like a scruffy Californian kid in a T-shirt, taking a break from skateboarding.

They were greeted by the ever-scruffy director, who can be seen in the picture above snapping a shot on his camera phone.

He looks like a dog from an Eastern European circus: a small, scruffy dog who you could imagine balancing on a red ball.

When she came to power in 1978, Britain was a dreary, dreary place: dingy, funereal, abashed, scruffy, feckless.

As for Big Bird, Sesame Street should restore the creature to its scruffy perfection no matter who wins the election.

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