scruffier; scruffiest
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The neighborhood is full of dilapidated houses with scruffy backyards.
dressed in scruffy old clothes to clean out the garage
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If Hobbes’ quote is generally presented as advocating for governance or control, American Primeval almost seems willing to accept the nastiness in exchange for the scruffy solidarity.
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
Barbaro asked the scruffy guy behind the counter, who introduced himself as Coby.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
In the city's scruffy downtown ‒ which connects to El Paso's downtown by an international bridge ‒ strays compete for territory and food from restaurants or overflowing trash cans.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
Bob Dylan’s arrest for looking scruffy This really happened!
—Brady Gerber, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2024
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
Barbaro asked the scruffy guy behind the counter, who introduced himself as Coby.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
In the city's scruffy downtown ‒ which connects to El Paso's downtown by an international bridge ‒ strays compete for territory and food from restaurants or overflowing trash cans.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
Bob Dylan’s arrest for looking scruffy This really happened!
—Brady Gerber, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Scruffy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scruffy. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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