What does scruff mean?
Scruff means Someone with an untidy appearance..
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/skɹʌf/ · noun
Someone with an untidy appearance..
That candidate will never get the job: he's a right scruff.
He grabbed his unruly child by the scruff of the neck, and took him home.
She gently scruffed the kitten who was trying to climb her leg.
Use scruff when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Scruff means Someone with an untidy appearance..
Common synonyms include nape, nucha, nuchal, withers.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
That candidate will never get the job: he's a right scruff.
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