scruffy

Meaning

Adj

1. Untidy in appearance; scrubby; shabby.
2. Scurfy.

Noun

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".

Synonyms

unkempt

shabby

seedy

untidy

dirty

sleazy

sloppy

grubby

slovenly

messy

tatty

neglected

ratty

rotten

scummy

shaggy

slipshod

sluttish

smudgy

ugly

uncared for

blowsy

blowzy

be shaggy

chaotic

dingy

disheveled

dowdy

filthy

flea-bitten

frowsy

frowzy

mucky

muddy

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈskɹʌf.i/

Etymology

From scruff + -y.