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scuffy

/ˈskʌfi/

scuffy adjective: scuffed; shabby; having lost its original fresh or new appearance.

Adjective

scuffy (comparative scuffier, superlative scuffiest)

  1. Scuffed; shabby; having lost its original fresh or new appearance.

Forms of scuffy

comparativescuffier
superlativescuffiest

Origin of scuffy

From scuff + -y.

Words that rhyme with scuffy

3 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about scuffy

What does scuffy mean?
Scuffy means scuffed; shabby; having lost its original fresh or new appearance.
What part of speech is scuffy?
Scuffy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce scuffy?
Scuffy is pronounced /ˈskʌfi/.

Words near scuffy in the dictionary

  1. scuffly
  2. scuffmark
  3. scuffmarks
  4. scuffs
  5. scuffs up
  6. scuffy
  7. scuft
  8. scufter
  9. scuftered
  10. scuftering
  11. scufters

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