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scruffier

scruffier is the comparative form of scruffy.

Meaning of scruffy

Adjective

scruffy (comparative scruffier, superlative scruffiest)

  1. Untidy in appearance; scrubby; shabby.
    • A scruffy little dog came scampering down the road.
  2. Scurfy.

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Questions about scruffier

What is scruffier the comparative form of?
Scruffier is the comparative form of scruffy.

Words near scruffier in the dictionary

  1. scruffball
  2. scruffballs
  3. scruffbucket
  4. scruffbuckets
  5. scruffed
  6. scruffier
  7. scruffies
  8. scruffiest
  9. scruffily
  10. scruffiness
  11. scruffing

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