scuffed

[skuhft]

adjective

1. marred or scratched by scraping or hard use.

   He had on a worn-out old coat, workman's pants, and scuffed boots.

   Close to the trunk of the car he found scuffed tracks that looked to have been made by small, thin-soled shoes.

   I looked under the bed and pulled out a scuffed suitcase with frayed cardboard corners.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of scuff.

Other Word Forms

• unscuffed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of scuffed¹

scuff ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

My eyes fall in defeat to the scuffed hardwood floor.

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Simon pulled at his collar and scuffed his feet on the ground once more.

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His second-half spot kick was the ideal chance to end that but the scuffed strike lacked confidence and allowed Skorupski to save with his legs.

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Many are scuffed and scratched, chipped and stained.

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He crunched across alluvial soil in scuffed sneakers.

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