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Meaning of "scruffily" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCRUFFILY

scruffily  [ˈskrʌfɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCRUFFILY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scruffily is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES SCRUFFILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of scruffily in the English dictionary

The definition of scruffily in the dictionary is in an unkempt or shabby fashion.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCRUFFILY


anemophily
ˌænɪˈmɒfɪlɪ
anisophylly
ˌænaɪˈsɒfɪlɪ
aphylly
əˈfɪlɪ
beefily
ˈbiːfɪlɪ
bibliophily
ˌbɪblɪˈɒfɪlɪ
Caerphilly
kɛəˈfɪlɪ
filly
ˈfɪlɪ
fluffily
ˈflʌfɪlɪ
goofily
ɡuːfɪlɪ
gruffily
ˈɡrʌfɪlɪ
huffily
ˈhʌfɪlɪ
hydrophily
haɪˈdrɒfɪlɪ
monophyly
məˈnɒfɪlɪ
photophily
fəʊˈtɒfɪlɪ
puffily
ˈpʌfɪlɪ
scripophily
skrɪˈpɒfɪlɪ
sniffily
ˈsnɪfɪlɪ
snuffily
ˈsnʌfɪlɪ
stuffily
ˈstʌfɪlɪ
timbrophily
tɪmˈbrɒfɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCRUFFILY

scrubbing
scrubbing brush
scrubby
scrubland
scrubs
scrubwoman
scrubwomen
scruff
scruffier
scruffiest
scruffiness
scruffy
scrum
scrum half
scrumdown
scrummage
scrummager
scrummed
scrummie
scrummier

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCRUFFILY

bodily
daily
easily
family
happily
heavily
Holy Family
lily
luckily
miffily
momentarily
necessarily
oily
primarily
readily
Sicily
spiffily
steadily
temporarily
voluntarily

Synonyms and antonyms of scruffily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scruffily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCRUFFILY

Find out the translation of scruffily to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scruffily from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scruffily» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

scruffily
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

scruffily
570 millions of speakers

English

scruffily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

scruffily
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

scruffily
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

scruffily
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

scruffily
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

scruffily
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

scruffily
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Scruffily
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vergammelt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

scruffily
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

scruffily
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scruffily
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

scruffily
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

scruffily
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अधाशीपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

scruffily
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scruffily
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

scruffily
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

scruffily
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scruffily
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

scruffily
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

scruffily
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

scruffily
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scruffily
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scruffily

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCRUFFILY»

The term «scruffily» is used very little and occupies the 173.121 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCRUFFILY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «scruffily» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «scruffily» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scruffily

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCRUFFILY»

Discover the use of scruffily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scruffily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tales Side Up
Were I to dress scruffily, in dirty worn workman's clothes, I would regard my appearance as signifying an anti-beauty ugliness - a kind of negative or indirect affirmation of truth. However, I prefer the positive and direct affirmation of it, as befitting ...
John O'Loughlin, 2011
2
Oxford Dictionary of Reference and Allusion
The 'kids' are scruffily dressed and irreverent, with a knack for creating mayhem through their various exploits. The characters include Danny, 'Erbert, Fatty, Plug, Smiffy, and Spotty. > Naughty children; young people who rebel against authority  ...
Andrew Delahunty, Sheila Dignen, 2012
3
A Selfish Man
Were I to dress scruffily, in dirty worn workman's clothes, I would regard my appearance as signifying an anti-beauty ugliness - a kind of negative or indirect affirmation of truth. However, I prefer the positive and direct affirmation of it, as befitting ...
John O'Loughlin, 2010
4
Criminal Justice
Another important factor in police suspicion is incongruity – being where one does not belong: a scruffily dressed young male in a 'posh' area, for instance ( Loader, 1996: 127–8), or for that matter someone dressed in a dinner jacket driving ...
Andrew Sanders, Richard Young, Mandy Burton, 2010
5
Hotel Veronica
There was an elegantly-dressed, silver-haired old lady; a tall black man, who looked fresh from the catwalk or a pre-fight interview; a glamorous woman in leathers, who was no more than twenty; a scruffily-dressed man of late middle age, with ...
David Stone, 2006
6
BTEC Introduction to Business, Retail & Administration
Scruffy While scruffy dress may need to be kept for your free time, there are some situations where you are required to dress scruffily (or at least in clothes that can be dirtied or damaged). Examples could include working in a dirty environment, ...
Hala Seliet, 2005
7
Making Links: 15 Visions of community
At different times the handler was dressed scruffily or smartly; the dog looking well-looked-after or rough; and at others the man waited without the dog. The researchers recorded the numbers and kinds of interaction with other humans.
Aaron Barbour, Philip Beadle, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Russell Davies, Patrick Dunne, Kevin Harris, Alex Loukos, Mohamed Nazam, David Robinson, Stafford Scott, Jan Sharkey-Dodds, Anne Shewring, Max Weaver, Michael Wojas. Editor Richard McKeever, 2007
8
The Folly of Fools: The Logic of Deceit and Self-deception ...
Explores the author's theorized evolutionary basis for self-deception, which he says is tied to group conflict, courtship, neurophysiology, and immunology, but can be negated by awareness of it and its results.
Robert Trivers, 2011
9
Concert of Voices, second edition: An Anthology of World ...
They were all scruffily dressed and untidy, and a faint whiff of body odour wafted into the interior of the empty bus. The bus driver stared blankly as the small group began gathering their belongings. The old man, his coughing subsiding into ...
Victor J. Ramraj, 2009
10
Beginner's Guide to Wealth
The man was dirty, scruffily dressed and, to make it worse, had trouble hitting the golf ball. The next timeI saw thePresident I asked him why hewas lowering the clubstandards by letting such aperson on the course. His answer stunned me.
James Whittaker, Noel Whittaker, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCRUFFILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scruffily is used in the context of the following news items.
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World Meeting Head Says Pope's Economic Impact Growing
KYW-TV says Bob Scruffily told the Bucks County Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday that a study done by the group - which is hosting the pope - estimated ... «NBC 10 Philadelphia, Jul 15»
2
30-year-old man fined for cannabis possession
The shocked expressions changed to smiles, however, when a person who was clearly not the Prime Minister ambled into the courtroom, scruffily dressed and ... «MaltaToday, Jul 15»
3
Revolution Summer lives on — 30 years later
On June 21, 1985, a few dozen scruffily dressed kids declared “Revolution Summer” with a thunderous “punk percussion protest” at the apartheid-era South ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
4
Vargas brace sends Chile to final
Sanchez's low cross was dummied by Aranguiz and rebounded off the far post for Vargas to finish scruffily. Peru stunningly drew level on the hour when Medel ... «FIFA.com, Jun 15»
5
Appeal after scruffily dressed man exposes himself to three teenage …
A scruffily dressed man indecently exposed himself to three teenage girls in ... He was scruffily dressed in mustard coloured chino/cargo trousers, a big dark ... «Comet 24, Jun 15»
6
Leonardo DiCaprio enjoys some quality selfie stick time: More selfie …
Yes, under that tangled, bushy beard, the scruffily-tied topknot and casual blue baseball cap is the 40-year-old Wolf of Wall Street actor, who was taking a tour of ... «Digital Spy UK, May 15»
7
How not to do Cannes: Chris Brown arrives on a Segway, more faux …
... not-so-grand entrance on the Promenade de la Croisette clad in ripped jeans while riding on a Segway and being flanked by similarly scruffily-attired flunkies. «Digital Spy UK, May 15»
8
Maradona out with Rocio Oliva after he 'hit her in secret video'
The scruffily-attired ex-footballer was seen walking arm-in-arm with on-off partner Rocio Oliva, with the blonde pictured leaning on his shoulder affectionately. «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
9
Obama's One Fine Mess of Potage
... Congress before making any terrorist trades and then he compounded the outrage with a bizarre Rose Garden appearance accompanied by scruffily bearded, ... «American Thinker, Mar 15»
10
Meet The Head: Alan Stevens, Barnard Castle School
This Head is a good example of how to Dress I.e. SMARTLY not SCRUFFILY. Let's hope that the rest of the staff are as well-dressed! Many of these people who ... «The Northern Echo, Mar 15»

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