English Explanatory Dictionary

scruffy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Untidy in appearance; scrubby; shabby.
  2. Scurfy.
noun
  1. An artificial intelligence researcher who believes that intelligence is too complicated (or computationally intractable) to be solved with the sorts of homogeneous system favoured by the "neats".
  2. An arctic fox.
name
  1. A given name for a dog.

Pronunciation

/ˈskɹʌf.i/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scruffy.wav /ˈskɹaf.i/

Word forms

scruffy scruffier scruffiest scruffies

Etymology

From scruff + -y.

Related words

scruff

Derived words

scruffily scruffiness scruffy chic
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