scarred
Americanadjective
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having a scar left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
He is tall and well-built, with a badly scarred face where he was bitten by a shark.
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experiencing the psychological aftereffects of suffering or trauma.
The main character endures childhood abuse and grows up to be a deeply scarred individual who thinks the whole world is against him.
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(of a wound, burn, etc.) having formed a scar in healing.
As healing progresses, the patient must be weaned away from needing a gauze wrap on the closed, scarred wound.
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blemished or marred as a result of damage or use.
Empty corrugated-iron buildings lie amidst a scarred landscape full of rubble.
They furnished their first apartment with a used desk, a badly scarred table, and two old chairs with rickety legs.
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Botany. bearing a mark indicating a former point of attachment, as where a leaf has fallen off.
As the dieffenbachia ages, some of the lower leaves dry up and fall off, leaving a scarred stem that gradually lengthens.
verb
Other Word Forms
- unscarred adjective
Etymology
Origin of scarred
First recorded in 1425–75; scar 1 + -ed 2 for the adjective senses; scar 1 + -ed 1 for the verb sense
Example Sentences
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Heavy rain from an atmospheric river system caused flooding and mudslides, particularly in areas still scarred by wildfires.
From Salon
In the first half of this reinstallation, we encounter a broad range of Jewish objects, scarred by trauma and reflecting varied cultural interactions.
However, some locals, scarred by the event, became enduring opponents.
Abandoned for years, it is scarred by soot from a 2014 fire that gutted parts of the structure.
From BBC
She says offering Marven for adoption "scarred" her, but she "wanted a better life for him".
From BBC
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