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scruff·y
(skrŭf'ē)
adj.
scruff·i·er
,
scruff·i·est
Shabby; untidy.
Chiefly British
Scaly; scabby.
[From obsolete
scruff
,
scurf
, variant of
scurf
; see
scurf
.]
scruff'i·ly
adv.
,
scruff'i·ness
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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