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

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.

From BBC

Many are scuffed and scratched, chipped and stained.

From Los Angeles Times

He crunched across alluvial soil in scuffed sneakers.

From Los Angeles Times

Soft-spoken, with jittery knees and scuffed Converse sneakers, Calderon could easily be the face of the lawsuit moving through federal court.

From Los Angeles Times

Their complex armor is laden with fur, horsehair or leather, which was hand painted to look like scuffed metal, but weigh much less.

From Los Angeles Times