scruffy
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of scruffy
Example Sentences
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At the time, Foster described Wilson as a white male around 5 feet 9 inches tall, with a scruffy beard and multiple tattoos, including a round one on the left side of his chest.
From Fox News
Garcia picked three of the scruffy, hardy sunflowers, the only ones left not curling in the heat.
From Los Angeles Times
But now, he and Butler are scruffy, knocking about in athletic gear and ripped jeans.
From Washington Post
The poet Doireann Ni Ghriofa was also pregnant with her third child when she fell under its thrall, keeping a “scruffy photocopy” under her pillow.
From New York Times
North Fork may have been scruffy in spots but it was a neighborhood, with gardens and mutual babysitting and chats over morning coffee.
From New York Times
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