scruffy
adjectiveHow many syllables in scruffy?
There are 2 syllables in the word scruffy.How to pronounce scruffy:
Definition of scruffy:
- scruffy (adjective):
- shabby and untidy.
- unkempt, slovenly, shaggy
- dirty and untidy in appearance
Synonyms for scruffy:
abandoned
beat-up
broken
daggy
desolate
dilapidated
disreputable
dog-eared
down-at-heel
down-at-heels
down-at-the-heel
down-at-the-heels
draggletailed
dumpy
frowzy
gone to seed
grungy
ill-groomed
mangy
messy
miserable
neglected
ragged
ratty
ruined
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Antonyms for scruffy:
appropriately dressed
attractive
bandbox
careful
charming
chic
classy
clean
clean-cut
crisp
dapper
dashing
de luxe
debonair
dolled up
dressy
elegant
fashionable
fashionably dressed
fastidious
fine
fly
fresh
glamorous
graceful
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Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- feeling
- Zeitgeist
- brownish
- succumb
- courteous
- dangle
- iron
- eschew
- gobbled
- abril
- realness
- stoppage
- sojourn
- frowsy
- upgrade
- confirm
- scourage
- ongoing
- shiest
- remiss
- facile
- blaring
- caveat
- gotten
- selfless
- flashy
- springy
- unguard
- retube
- forbid
- rivaled
- ended
- brandish
- promptness
- curtsied
- Porsche
- speeded
- slipper
- quickest
- wielded
- unchaste
- gawking
- timeous
- timer
- purblind
- bazar
- bussing
- dazzled
- messing
- behooves
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