Scruffy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

shabby and untidy; ; - Mark Twain

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skɹˈʌfi/

🇬🇧British English

/skɹˈʌfi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skɹˈʌfi/

2 syllables Say it as /skɹˈʌfi/.

Examples

a surge of ragged scruffy children
he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

seedy

Parts of Speech

adjective

shabby and untidy; ; - Mark Twain

“a surge of ragged scruffy children”

Word Forms

seediness

noun

a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ungepflegt

schäbig und unordentlich; ; - Mark Twain

🇫🇷French

miteux

minable et désordonné; ; -Mark Twain

🇪🇸Spanish

desaliñado

en mal estado y desordenado; ; - Mark Twain

🇮🇹Italian

trasandato

squallido e disordinato; ; -Mark Twain

🇳🇱Dutch

smerig

armoedig en slordig; ; -Mark Twain

🇵🇹Portuguese

desalinhado

gasto e desarrumado; ; -Mark Twain

🇷🇺Russian

неряшливый

обшарпанный и неопрятный; ; - Марк Твен

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मैला-कुचैला

जर्जर और गन्दा; ; - मार्क ट्वेन

🇧🇩Bengali

এলোমেলো

এলোমেলো এবং এলোমেলো; ; -মার্ক টোয়েন

🇮🇳Tamil

கசப்பான

இழிவான மற்றும் அசுத்தமான; ; - மார்க் ட்வைன்

🇮🇳Telugu

గజిబిజిగా

చిరిగిన మరియు అసహ్యకరమైన; ; - మార్క్ ట్వైన్

🇮🇳Marathi

कुरकुरीत

जर्जर आणि अस्वच्छ; ; - मार्क ट्वेन

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચીકણું

ચીંથરેહાલ અને અસ્વચ્છ; ; - માર્ક ટ્વેઈન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊಳಕು

ಕಳಪೆ ಮತ್ತು ಅಶುದ್ಧ; ; - ಮಾರ್ಕ್ ಟ್ವೈನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ക്രാഫി

വൃത്തികെട്ടതും വൃത്തികെട്ടതും; ; - മാർക്ക് ട്വെയിൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਗੜ

ਗੰਧਲਾ ਅਤੇ ਗੰਦਾ; ; - ਮਾਰਕ ਟਵੇਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

گندا

گندا اور گندا؛ ; - مارک ٹوین

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

邋遢的

破旧、不整洁； ; ——马克·吐温

🇯🇵Japanese

だらしない

みすぼらしくて乱雑。 ; - マーク・トウェイン

🇰🇷Korean

지저분한

초라하고 어수선한; ; - 마크 트웨인

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhếch nhác

tồi tàn và bừa bộn; ; - Mark Twain

🇹🇭Thai

สกปรก

โทรมและไม่เป็นระเบียบ ; - มาร์ค ทเวน

🇮🇩Indonesian

berantakan

lusuh dan tidak rapi; ; - Mark Twain

🇵🇭Filipino

magulo

malabo at hindi maayos; ; - Mark Twain

🇲🇾Malay

kusut

lusuh dan tidak kemas; ; - Mark Twain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غذر

رث وغير مرتب. ; - مارك توين

🇮🇷Persian

ژولیده

کهنه و نامرتب؛ ; - مارک تواین

🇹🇷Turkish

dağınık

eski püskü ve düzensiz; ; -Mark Twain

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּזנָח וּמְלוּכלָך

עלוב ולא מסודר; ; - מארק טווין

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