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scruffy

How to use scruffy in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for scruffy.

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The friend waits in reception, falls asleep; he's really scruffy.

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Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

shabby and untidy; "a surge of ragged scruffy children"; "he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin"- Mark Twain

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

shabby and untidy; "a surge of ragged scruffy children"; "he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin"- Mark Twain

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for scruffy.

adjective

shabby and untidy; "a surge of ragged scruffy children"; "he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin"- Mark Twain

Example sentences

1

The friend waits in reception, falls asleep; he's really scruffy.

2

"If that's not ad hominem, I'm not sure what is, you scruffy-looking nerf herder.

3

But when the scruffy-haired kids at eEye published advisories, look out!

4

The same, although come to think of it, in the 50s, how many scruffy, bearded veteran programmers could there have been?

5

Go to any of those places, find a comfy looking bar, walk up to a table full of scruffy looking people and ask where they're from.

6

You have to have a narrative, an objective, a scruffy white male lead, and the ability to blow shit up. I don't even know what you're doing here, this isn't a game, it's a map editor.

7

"And engineers are supposed to be the scruffy, smelly disgusting masses of humanity.

8

I've looked at the pictures and see nothing "suspicious" about them at all except that they're brown and a little scruffy looking.

9

They invested in Apple when it was run by two scruffy kids and nobody believed their "personal computer" story.

10

I doubt I can convert a hardcore Haskell programmer on my "scruffy" unchecked, dynamic point of view, but we might have a good conversation about it.

11

The senior engineer was very scruffy and cantankerous at times, which made him unapproachable to many people.

12

Awesome Tumblrs, lo-fi keytar side band, scruffy hair, interesting glasses, polaroid cameras.

13

Having since done a lot of travel in the 'modern' way of nice hotels, rental cars and the like, I still get wistful when I see a couple of scruffy looking youngsters making their way on a shoestring cash budget but a burgeoning enthusiasm supply.

14

If you are an executive, this is your day: a scruffy man in a Hawaiian shirt walks into your office and says, "I need you to be personally responsible for giving me one hundred million dollars so I can go to Ireland and have people who pretend for a living act like they're fighting imaginary dragons.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use scruffy in a sentence?

The friend waits in reception, falls asleep; he's really scruffy.

What does scruffy mean?

shabby and untidy; "a surge of ragged scruffy children"; "he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin"- Mark Twain

What part of speech is scruffy?

scruffy is commonly used as adjective.