as in dilapidated
showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect
dressed in scruffy old clothes to clean out the garage
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Recent Examples of scruffy
The video, which features scruffy cartoons, including a tech-obsessed nun, exploded.
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thehustle.co, 21 Mar. 2025
Viewed from a distance through a telephoto lens, his demise in a godforsaken town, at the hands of Somoza’s troops, is random, scruffy, and dumb.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
He's had long hair, short hair, a scruffy beard, a short beard, and just about everything in between.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
The key to locating her bro is in the Exclusion Zone, and Michelle finds a way in courtesy of scruffy ex-soldier Keats (Pratt), a black marketeer who smuggles kitschy lunchboxes and vintage firearms out of there and to his customers.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
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thehustle.co, 21 Mar. 2025
Viewed from a distance through a telephoto lens, his demise in a godforsaken town, at the hands of Somoza’s troops, is random, scruffy, and dumb.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
He's had long hair, short hair, a scruffy beard, a short beard, and just about everything in between.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
The key to locating her bro is in the Exclusion Zone, and Michelle finds a way in courtesy of scruffy ex-soldier Keats (Pratt), a black marketeer who smuggles kitschy lunchboxes and vintage firearms out of there and to his customers.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scruffy
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Located inside an early 20th-century building, this dilapidated space has been given a new lease on life by the Parisian interior designer.—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
8 Apr. 2025
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Rows of young men in camouflage report for roll call in the shadow of dilapidated, battle-scarred buildings.—
Dominique Soguel,
Christian Science Monitor,
7 Apr. 2025
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But the area where these cuts will be felt most acutely is with respect to elder abuse, which is already a neglected area of health care and social services.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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By upcycling a neglected garment, Hirsch hopes to give someone the chance to experience the beauty and craftsmanship that goes into creating a piece.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Scruffy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scruffy. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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