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Another word for scruffy

adjective

Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect:

bedraggled, broken-down, decaying, decrepit, dilapidated, dingy, down-at-heel, faded, mangy, rundown, scrubby, seedy, shabby, shoddy, sleazy, tattered, tatty, threadbare. (Informal) tacky². (Slang) ratty. Idioms: all the worse for wear, gone to pot (or seed), past cure (or hope). See better

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Dogs are susceptible to picking up internal parasites that can rob them of their nutrition, leaving them underweight and scruffy in appearance.
Very damaged hair may look scruffy with a medium length, while layers or bangs may be necessary to add volume to fine hair.
Desert digs, camels, native workers, sinister uniformed Nazis, the only thing missing is Humphrey Bogart, either in a tuxedo or his scruffy African Queen attire.
Scruffy was meowing at the kitchen door.
Speaking of Scruffy, have you seen him lately?

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