Scruffy

/ˈskɹaf.i/

Synonyms for "scruffy" (134 found)

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Closest matches (27)

abject abominable arrant atrocious base bedraggled beggarlybeneath contemptcheap cheesy common contemptible crummy debased degraded depraved despicable dingy dirty disgusting

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disreputable dowdydown at the heeldown-at-heel

Adjective(3 words)

blowsy blowzy dirty

Strong matches (40)

down-at-the-heelsdusty execrable flagrant foul frayed frazzledfull of holesfulsome gaudy gimcracky grave grimy gross grubby grungy heinous holeyin ragsin shreds

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in tatterslittle lowlow downlow-down lumpen mangy mean measly meretricious messy miry miserable monstrous moth-eaten muddy

Adjective(4 words)

frowziest frowzled frowzy inferior

Related words (67)

nefarious obnoxious odious paltry patchy pathetic petty pitiable pitiful poky poor ragged raggedy rank ratty reptilian rubbishy run-down sad scabby

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scaly scrubby scummy scurvy scuzzy seedy shabby shoddy sloppy slovenly small smirchy smoky smudgy smutchy smutty snuffy sooty sorry squalid tacky tattered tatty threadbare torn trashy trumperytwo-for-a-centtwo-for-a-pennytwopenny twopenny-halfpenny unmentionable untidy valueless vile worthless wretched

Adjective(1 words)

scarious

Adjective(9 words)

scruffiest seedy shabbier shabby shoddy slipshod substandard unkempt untidy

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

4 entries

adjectiveappearance descriptorcondition descriptorquality descriptor

More specific

5 entries

poorly made productshabby clothesshoddy workmanshipsubstandard facilitiesunkempt appearance

Collocations

5 entries

scruffy appearancescruffy clothesscruffy demeanorscruffy hairscruffy neighborhood

Inflections

2 entries

scruffier scruffiest

Derivations

2 entries

scruffily scruffiness

similar

1 entries

worn

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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When I was young, I was a bit scruffy and there were times when I didn't take a bath for up to two weeks during the summer.

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Tom is scruffy, isn't he?

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Sami saw a scruffy old dog.

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Sami's cats looked scruffy.

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