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 Warren’s career isn’t just another story of a scruffy singer-songwriter’s stock skyrocketing proportionately to national and global grief and stress.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 July 2025
He is shorn of his rakish mustache, and a scruffy isthmus sprouts at the crown of his receding hairline.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Jessica’s ex-boyfriend, played by an impeccably scruffy and insufferable Michael Zegen, is a self-important Brooklyn music writer named Zev who has abandoned her for an influencer played by Emily Ratajkowski, also impeccable at being insufferable but in a more serene way.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 July 2025
His scruffy fur spread out around his face like a lion's mane.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 July 2025
He is shorn of his rakish mustache, and a scruffy isthmus sprouts at the crown of his receding hairline.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Jessica’s ex-boyfriend, played by an impeccably scruffy and insufferable Michael Zegen, is a self-important Brooklyn music writer named Zev who has abandoned her for an influencer played by Emily Ratajkowski, also impeccable at being insufferable but in a more serene way.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 July 2025
His scruffy fur spread out around his face like a lion's mane.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
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 3 Aug. 2025.
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