different between scruffy vs snazzy

English

Etymology

scruff +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sk??.fi/
• Rhymes: -?fi

Adjective

scruffy (comparative scruffier, superlative scruffiest)

1. Untidy in appearance.

   A scruffy little dog came scampering down the road.

2. Scurfy.

Derived terms

• scruffily
• scruffiness

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See also

• scruff

Noun

scruffy (plural scruffies)

1. (informal) 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".

English

Etymology

Unknown but perhaps a blend of snappy +? jazzy, or from Irish snas (“polish; good appearance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?snæzi/

Adjective

snazzy (comparative snazzier, superlative snazziest)

1. (informal) Elegant in manner of dress; stylish, modern or appealing in appearance; flashy.

   Synonyms: dapper, elegant, pizazzy, smart, cool

   Antonyms: inelegant, scruffy, sloppy

   • 2000, Alev Aktar, "TAILOR MADE GOES: Fashion week closes with Calvin, Donna and Vera," New York Daily News, 23 Sep. (retrieved 8 Jan. 2009):

     One particularly snazzy outfit consisted of vertically striped pants paired with a horizontally striped and sequined top.

2. (informal) Excellent; clever, ingenious, or adept in behavior, operation, or execution.

   Synonyms: (informal) cool, (informal) nifty, smart

   Antonyms: (coarse slang) crappy, duff, (informal, especially US) lame, (informal) naff, (informal) rubbishy

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Further reading

• “snazzy”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “snazzy”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).