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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

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Etymology

Origin of scuffed

scuff ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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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

Scotland's John McGinn says his "scuffed" goal which downed Haiti in their World Cup opener left him "beaming with pride" - and he hopes kids around the country wake up feeling exactly the same way.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 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

Delap scuffed a good chance to haul Chelsea back into the game against the run of play.

From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025

She wore neatly pressed clothes and scuffed but carefully polished high heels, read books like Praying Your Way to Prosperity, and was superior with the drivers and ingratiating with the editors.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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