scuffed
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3.2
- adjective
- /skʌft/
:
raspado
- My shoes are a bit scuffed from running around all day in the park.
- scuffed shoes
- scuffed brown shoes
- old and scuffed
Examples
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I would say it seems like it's in pretty good shape, a little scuffed, but not too bad.
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Jang's armor was scuffed and dusty.
Fiction book (2002) -
That's just to make the case look less scuffed and beat up.
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So we've got the whole set up, including the orange controller, which is also a little bit scuffed, but not too bad looking.
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There was a button missing on her standard-issue coat, and her shoes were dull and scuffed.
Fiction book (1999) -
The filmstrip projectors are inside their scuffed, leathery boxes.
Fiction book (1992) -
She was very pretty and dressed neatly all in black, but her boots were scuffed and dirty, and she looked as if she had been caught in the rain.
Fiction book (2001) -
The vinyl floor, which had become scuffed and dirty since Rosa abruptly took her "leave of absence" last week, now sparkled.
Fiction book (1998) -
In it were a pair of scuffed, black, high-heeled shoes, a blouse, a pair of underwear, an empty paper bag damp with beer, and a small black notebook.
Fiction book (2002) -
A long, rectangular area on the floor, noticeably darker and less scuffed than the aisles she'd been walking in, suggested one of the large merchandise bins had been removed to make space for the birds.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
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5.2
Damaged and worn from rough use over a long time
23
4.7
Damaged and worn from being hit or used a lot
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3.9
Marked by old visible cuts or damage
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4.1
Having marks or small faults that make something less good
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5.1
Worn and damaged at the edges from long use
A skin or surface that is lightly scraped so the top layer is damaged but not cut
Having a mark or fault that makes it look worse
An object that is damaged and has many marks from rough use
Antonyms
How Damaged
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word scuffed comes from the verb scuff, a small word that sounds like the action of scraping or rubbing and means 'to scrape' or 'to rub'. So a scuffed shoe or table is one that has been rubbed or scraped and now shows rough marks.