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scruffy

[ skruhf-ee ]

adjective

scruffier, scruffiest.
  1. untidy; shabby.


scruffy

/ ˈʌɪ /

adjective

  1. unkempt or shabby
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of scruffy1

First recorded in 1650–60; scruff 2 + -y 1
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Lost’s “Mayhem” logo, like the logo on Gaga’s “Mayhem” album and other merchandise, arcs slightly, and both feature a scruffy, irregular font suggesting, well, mayhem.

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He also comments on Mr Drakeford's appearance at a Remembrance Day event, calling him a "scruffy old university lecturer with dirty shoes".

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"The litter was quite terrible, but they just weren't used to it, so it was almost like it was my fault that the place looked so scruffy."

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It now searches for a new identity, as its residents wake up to the post-Assad reality and the thousands of scruffy, bearded militants who have — seemingly overnight — sprouted at every major intersection and state institution.

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"Yet the place looks scruffy and untidy and gets worse year after year, all while FirstPort keep putting their charges up," she added.

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