scoured

American  

[skau^uhrd, skau-erd] / skaʊərd, ˈskaʊ ərd /

adjective

1. cleansed or polished by hard rubbing, as with a rough or abrasive material.

   American society, through advertising, associates the scent of lemon with a freshly scoured kitchen.

2. cleared or dug out, as by the force of water, glaciers, etc..

   Muskeget Channel, located between Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, is a deeply scoured channel with strong tidal currents.

3. (of cotton, wool, etc.) cleaned or made free of impurities, debris, etc., by or as if by washing.

   When dried, the scoured wool is usually carded and combed before the process of spinning.

4. cleared or made free of anything undesirable; cleansed.

   It is from a scoured soul and a sober heart that prayer is engaged.

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verb

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

Etymology

Origin of scoured

scour ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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scoured

He scoured classified ads in the Salt Lake Tribune.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Rather than sulk, however, he scoured the globe, in 1992 signing three players from Russia and a fast-pitch softball player from New Zealand named Gus Leger.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Investors are looking ahead to earnings from tech titan Oracle on Thursday, which will be scoured for a fresh idea about the outlook for the AI boom.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

Cohen and West scoured the Windows on the World Facebook page to find surviving former employees to help tell the story.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

She scoured the room, her tiny claws clacking across the floor—which, contrary to the clacking, looked like undulating water beneath her feet.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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