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Recent Examples of scruffy In between, there were stops at scruffy downtown spots like the Mudd Club, which owner Steve Mass opened with $15,000, and arty downtown spots like Area, which re-created itself monthly according to theme. Amy Virshup, Vulture, 14 May 2025 Chewbacca, the renowned scruffy Wookiee warrior and Han Solo’s co-pilot, was portrayed by Jill Knuth, a youth services librarian. Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025 The Warfare actor's face was partially obscured by a scruffy looking beard and his long dark hair. Tommy McArdle, People.com, 5 May 2025 There’s this scruffy guy sitting quietly on a beach chair and someone says, there’s Jack Black. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scruffy
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Adjective
  • Elsewhere, though, anxiety permeates the dilapidated bars, karaoke clubs, and music halls into which Jia pokes his camera.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 2 May 2025
  • In Los Angeles, $500,000 gets you a dilapidated hut in the hood with a permanent police siren soundtrack.
    Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • What’s a neglected part of your ME—your health, learning, or joy?
    Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • 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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“Scruffy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scruffy. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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