Synonyms for scruffy
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Untidy in appearance; scrubby; shabby.
A scruffy little dog came scampering down the road.
Related words
- Word family
- scruff
Example sentences
- tattered I see a tattered flag which continues to flutter in the wind.
- unkempt He wears scruffy clothes and has an unkempt beard.
- bedraggled The bedraggled houses were finally destroyed by the platoon.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| scruffy | rising | |
| tattered | rising | |
| unkempt | rising | |
| bedraggled | rising | |
| mangy | rising | |
| scarious | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- seedy2, mangy2
- 6 letters
- shabby2
- 7 letters
- unkempt2, sloughy
- 8 letters
- tattered2, scarious
- 10 letters
- bedraggled3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (seedy2 = 2 syllables).