adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
scruffy (= dirty and untidy )
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She was poor and dressed in scruffy clothes.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a scruffy sweatshirt
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My parents think I look scruffy in these jeans, but I like them.
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She's wearing that scruffy old sweater again.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A scruffy cyclist who used the Dixons credit cards was never found.
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I still don't feel it's necessary to wear scruffy clothes to be an actor.
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It looks best worn casual and scruffy , but everyone seems intent on continually dressing it up.
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Old silver heels have been abandoned under a work table in favor of scruffy penny loafers.
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Their conversation stops abruptly when a scruffy man approaches the cash register, pulls out a gun and demands all the money.
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While Mr Clarke revels in his scruffy image, Mr Portillo is a dapper dresser.