scruffy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++scruf·fy /ˈskrʌfi/ adjective UNTIDYdirty and untidy 邋遢的，不整洁的 a scruffy old pair of jeans 一条不干净的旧牛仔裤 scruffy shops 凌乱的商店 —scruffily adverb a scruffily dressed man 一个穿得很邋遢的男人 —scruffiness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
scruffy• It looks best worn casual and scruffy, but everyone seems intent on continually dressing it up.• I still don't feel it's necessary to wear scruffy clothes to be an actor.• A scruffy cyclist who used the Dixons credit cards was never found.• While Mr Clarke revels in his scruffy image, Mr Portillo is a dapper dresser.• My parents think I look scruffy in these jeans, but I like them.• Their conversation stops abruptly when a scruffy man approaches the cash register, pulls out a gun and demands all the money.• She's wearing that scruffy old sweater again.• Old silver heels have been abandoned under a work table in favor of scruffy penny loafers.• a scruffy sweatshirtOrigin scruffy (1800-1900) scruff “messy person” ((19-21 centuries)), from scurf; → SCURVYscruf·fy adjectiveChineseSyllable
dirty and Corpus untidy
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scruffy
scruf‧fy /ˈskrʌfi/
adjectivedirty and untidy:
a scruffy old pair of jeans
scruffy shops
—scruffily adverb:
a scruffily dressed man
—scruffiness noun [uncountable]
■ person
▪untidy British English an untidy person does not do things in a neat way, for example they leave things lying around instead of putting them back in the correct place. Also used about someone's appearance, when they do not comb their hair, take care of their clothes etc: She was always very untidy – her clothes lay on the floor where she had dropped them. | He had obviously been sleeping; his hair was untidy and his chin unshaven.
▪messy untidy or dirty. American people use this word instead of untidy. British people use this word, but it sounds less formal than untidy: You've made my hair all messy. | a messy eater
▪scruffy British English wearing old and untidy clothes: My parents think I look scruffy in these jeans, but I like them. | She’s wearing that scruffy old sweater again.
▪slovenly especially written untidy and lazy: The servants were old and slovenly. | his slovenly appearance | The work was done in a slow, slovenly way.
▪bedraggled used when someone looks untidy because they have got wet or dirty: A rather bedraggled crowd waited outside in the pouring rain. | The children walked along the path, looking miserable and bedraggled.
▪dishevelled British English, disheveled American English if someone's hair or clothes look dishevelled, they look untidy, for example because they have just been in bed or in a windy place: Her hair was uncombed and her clothes were dishevelled. | a dishevelled old man | The singer was photographed looking ill and dishevelled.
▪unkempt especially written if someone has unkempt hair or an unkempt appearance, they look untidy and have not been taking care of the way they look: a rough-looking youth with long black unkempt hair | The man looked tired and unkempt.
▪slob noun [countable] informal someone who is extremely untidy but does not seem to care that they are: Jo’s such a slob – how can you live like that? | If you keep dressing like a slob, no one’s ever going to ask you for a date.
scruf‧fy /ˈskrʌfi/
adjectivedirty and untidy: —scruffily adverb:
—scruffiness noun [uncountable]
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