- scruffy
- adj.
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Scruffy — can refer to several things: *Scruffy, the name of a recurring character in the television show Futurama *A character from the computer animated series, Pet Alien *Neats vs. scruffies, in the field of artificial intelligence, a school of thought… … Wikipedia
Scruffy — est un personnage secondaire de Futurama et exerce le métier de concierge. Il apparait pour la première fois dans le dernier épisode de la première saison (L enfer c est les autres robots) en train de pousser les têtes des Beastie Boys sur scène … Wikipédia en Français
scruffy — 1650s, from scruff dandruff, scurf (late O.E.), variant of SCURF (Cf. scurf) (q.v.). Generalized sense of rough and dirty is from 1871 … Etymology dictionary
scruffy — [adj] rough, bedraggled badly groomed, frowzy*, mangy*, messy, ragged, run down, seedy, shabby, slovenly, tacky*, tattered, threadbare, ungroomed, unkempt, untidy; concepts 485,589 Ant. kempt, smooth, tidy … New thesaurus
scruffy — ► ADJECTIVE (scruffier, scruffiest) ▪ shabby and untidy or dirty. DERIVATIVES scruffily adverb scruffiness noun … English terms dictionary
scruffy — [skruf′ē] adj. scruffier, scruffiest [< dial. scruff, var. of SCURF + Y2] shabby, unkempt, or untidy; grubby scruffily adv. scruffiness n … English World dictionary
scruffy — [[t]skrʌ̱fi[/t]] scruffier, scruffiest ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is scruffy is dirty and untidy. ...a young man, pale, scruffy and unshaven. ...a scruffy basement flat in London. Syn: tatty, shabby … English dictionary
scruffy — UK [ˈskrʌfɪ] / US adjective Word forms scruffy : adjective scruffy comparative scruffier superlative scruffiest untidy or dirty a scruffy old T shirt Derived words: scruffily adverb scruffiness noun uncountable … English dictionary
scruffy — adjective (scruffier; est) Etymology: English dialect scruff something worthless Date: 1871 unkempt, slovenly, shaggy < a scruffy neighborhood > < a scruffy beard > • scruffily adverb • scruffiness … New Collegiate Dictionary
scruffy — scruf|fy [ˈskrʌfi] adj [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: scruff messy person (19 21 centuries), from scurf; SCURVY] dirty and untidy ▪ a scruffy old pair of jeans ▪ scruffy shops >scruffily adv ▪ a scruffily dressed man >scruffiness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
