The neighborhood is full of dilapidated houses with scruffy backyards.
dressed in scruffy old clothes to clean out the garage
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Moore showed off a fresh haircut and his scruffy salt-and-pepper beard in the selfie.—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024 The look: Dog ears, scruffy hair, a collar and leash for one person, and large nets for any others.—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024 That, scruffy hospitality reminds us, is who your friends want to hang out with anyway.—Miranda Rake, Parents, 8 Oct. 2024 The Prince of Wales showed off his new scruffy beard while appearing on behalf of King Charles II at the Sovereign's Parade at the Royal Air Force College Cranwell in Lincolnshire.—Tracy Wright, Fox News, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for scruffy
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Etymology
scruff, metathetic variant of scurf (also with senses "something worthless or contemptible, contemptible person") + -y entry 1
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