(also more scruffy; most scruffy) informal not neat, clean, or orderly a scruffy beard scruffy college students The neighborhood is full of dilapidated houses with scruffy backyards.
This word means “to say against.” To gainsay things or people is to speak against them, to disagree with them, to say that they’re wrong. Pronunciation: GAIN say That’s the accepted pronunciation, but long ago, it was a matter of Read More …
1 (count) : the usual attitude or mood of a person or animal He always had a cheerful/nervous disposition. (=temperament, personality) It’s nice to work with someone who has such a sunny disposition. (=who is usually cheerful) a dog with Read More …
1 wear (someone) out or wear out (someone) : to make (someone) tired All that work in the yard yesterday really wore me out. She was worn out (=exhausted) from exercising. 2 wear out or wear (something) out or wear Read More …
This word might have come from an Old English one meaning “to drive away.” When something fazes you, it bothers you and makes you visibly worried, scared, confused, or embarrassed. Pronunciation: FAZE (rhymes with “daze” and “ways”) Part of speech: Read More …