scruffier; scruffiest
Examples of scruffy in a Sentence
The neighborhood is full of dilapidated houses with scruffy backyards.
dressed in scruffy old clothes to clean out the garage
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But the survivalist was quick to note that his mother often called him the scruffiest person in the room.
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Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
In a mugshot released earlier this week by the Orange County Department of Corrections, Ramagem appears with red, puffy eyes, a scruffy beard and wearing a green sweatshirt.
—Maria Clara Matos, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
But a lot of folks fondly remember original Freight & Salvage, a more intimate and scruffy joint that was a beloved Berkeley jam spot.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
My parents rented a scruffy one-bedroom apartment overlooking a park in the Fillmore District.
—Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
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Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
In a mugshot released earlier this week by the Orange County Department of Corrections, Ramagem appears with red, puffy eyes, a scruffy beard and wearing a green sweatshirt.
—Maria Clara Matos, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
But a lot of folks fondly remember original Freight & Salvage, a more intimate and scruffy joint that was a beloved Berkeley jam spot.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
My parents rented a scruffy one-bedroom apartment overlooking a park in the Fillmore District.
—Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
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“Scruffy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scruffy. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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