scruffy
adjective
untidy; shabby.
scruffier
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comparativeof scruffy.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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As I drove there, the well-kept strip malls of Garden Grove transitioned to scruffier ones on the Stanton side.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
“Drive-Away Dolls” might suggest a return to a scruffier sensibility.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2024
The mug shot posted by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office appears to show the same person as in the shot posted on Mr. Jurgens’ LinkedIn account, although he looks considerably scruffier in the arrest photo.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 6, 2023
During the pandemic, he has traded his Washington-based policy wonk look with a trimmed beard and buzzed hair for a shaggier and scruffier look to fit a Colorado mountain man.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2021
There are scruffier models where the cars have been blandly renovated but the antique controls remain, and imperfectly maintained ones that shudder and jerk as the elevator man flips the lever.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2017
