← BackshareGuessscruffy/ˈskrʌfi/adjectiveUntidy, shabby, or dirty in appearance; not well-groomed.After camping for a week, they all looked scruffy and tired.The scruffy dog wandered into the yard looking for food.He wore a scruffy old sweater with holes in the elbows.SynonymsmessyshabbyunkemptAntonymsneattidy