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Scruffy

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈskɹʌf.i

Definitions

  1. A given name for a dog.
  2. 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".
    informal
  3. An arctic fox.
    slang

Equivalents

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Examples

“For quotations using this term, see⟳ Citations:scruffy.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Scruggs scruin scrum scrum feed scrum machine Scrum master

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