scoured

[ skouuhrd, skou-erd ]

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.

verb

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of scoured¹

scour ¹( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

To examine this secretive world, The Times scoured thousands of pages of court records, internal corporate documents and regulatory filings, and interviewed 100 migrant employees, as well as regulators and industry experts.

From New York Times

From a secret tea house in the Arts District to a festive sound bath in the Santa Monica Mountains, we’ve scoured the city for some of the best pockets of unexpected calm.

From Los Angeles Times

Reporters scoured death data, flagging Barnica’s case for its concerning cause of death: “sepsis” involving “products of conception.”

From Salon

The status of the two pair remained uncertain for several days as search and rescue crews scoured the remote wilderness near Mt.

From Los Angeles Times

While he's scoured the internet for some of the odder flavours, neighbouring businesses have also been getting in on the festivities.

From BBC