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scuffly

/ˈskʌfli/

scuffly adjective: resembling or characteristic of a scuffle.

Adjective

scuffly (comparative more scuffly, superlative most scuffly)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a scuffle.
    • I heard a scuffly sound outside the front door.

Forms of scuffly

comparativemore scuffly
superlativemost scuffly

Origin of scuffly

From scuffle + -y.

Words that rhyme with scuffly

Questions about scuffly

What does scuffly mean?
Scuffly means resembling or characteristic of a scuffle.
What part of speech is scuffly?
Scuffly is an adjective.
How do you pronounce scuffly?
Scuffly is pronounced /ˈskʌfli/.

Words near scuffly in the dictionary

  1. scuffles
  2. scufflin'
  3. scuffling
  4. scufflingly
  5. scufflings
  6. scuffly
  7. scuffmark
  8. scuffmarks
  9. scuffs
  10. scuffs up
  11. scuffy

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