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• past participle of scuff.
• past tense form of scuff.

scuffed

American  

[skuhft] / skʌft /

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.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unscuffed
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of scuffed

scuff ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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scuffed

Ms. Orton’s vocals underwent a transformation sometime after her 2016 album, “Kidsticks,” becoming scuffed and battered in a way that ended up working to her advantage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

Another Toure cross enabled the hosts to seal victory just after the break, as Union's Diogo Leite scuffed the ball into his own net with Kramaric lurking.

From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026

After sprinting and winning the ball ahead of Adam Phillips, Szoboszlai tried to backheel the ball in his own box to Liverpool keeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, but scuffed the ball and left Phillips with a tap-in.

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026

The MetroCard, a scuffed yellow rectangle that lived in wallets, coat pockets and the bottoms of tote bags for more than three decades, is officially reaching the end of the line.

From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2025

Kaisa’s dark brown boots were comfortably worn and scuffed, the leather lined and aged.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo