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 trailer also shows Lucas Bravo’s character, Gabriel, is done with the scruffy look of the last season and has gone back to his original hunky style, even boasting some blond highlights and California tan.
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Lauren Coates, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Starring Seth Rogen, Ansari, Keke Palmer, with Sandra Oh, and Keanu Reeves, Good Fortune stars Reeves a scruffy guardian angel assigned to save someone’s soul.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
The impish Reeves brings puppy-dog codependence to the scruffy Estragon, who leans on Vladimir as his body and memory fail him.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
Pitt also sports a scruffy look in the ad, showing off a salt-and-pepper beard.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Coates, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Starring Seth Rogen, Ansari, Keke Palmer, with Sandra Oh, and Keanu Reeves, Good Fortune stars Reeves a scruffy guardian angel assigned to save someone’s soul.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
The impish Reeves brings puppy-dog codependence to the scruffy Estragon, who leans on Vladimir as his body and memory fail him.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
Pitt also sports a scruffy look in the ad, showing off a salt-and-pepper beard.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Scruffy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scruffy. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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