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scruffy
adjective
Shabby and untidy
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ˈskɹʌ.fi
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adjective
Shabby and untidy
“A surge of ragged scruffy children”
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A surge of ragged scruffy children
{'source': 'Mark Twain', 'text': 'he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin'}
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