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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The casual visit is scruffy hospitality par excellence.
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Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
At Dominguez High, the grounds are scruffy, wiring and plumbing are outdated, the gymnasium air conditioning hasn’t worked in years.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
The nuclear family at the heart of the story are first met living in the rustic splendor of the German countryside, in a scruffy, characterful house far bigger than this family of three — Philip, Lucy and their six- or seven-year-old son Johnny (Malo Blanchet) — obviously needs.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
Reluctantly hired to fill in for her is Cameron (Lewis Pullman), a scruffy drifter newly blown into town with some unfinished family business to attend to.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 7 May 2026
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Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
At Dominguez High, the grounds are scruffy, wiring and plumbing are outdated, the gymnasium air conditioning hasn’t worked in years.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
The nuclear family at the heart of the story are first met living in the rustic splendor of the German countryside, in a scruffy, characterful house far bigger than this family of three — Philip, Lucy and their six- or seven-year-old son Johnny (Malo Blanchet) — obviously needs.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
Reluctantly hired to fill in for her is Cameron (Lewis Pullman), a scruffy drifter newly blown into town with some unfinished family business to attend to.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 7 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for scruffy
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“Scruffy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scruffy. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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