scuffed

[ skuhft ]

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.

verb

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

Other Words From

• un·scuffed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of scuffed¹

scuff ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Soft-spoken, with jittery knees and scuffed Converse sneakers, Calderon could easily be the face of the lawsuit moving through federal court.

From Los Angeles Times

Their complex armor is laden with fur, horsehair or leather, which was hand painted to look like scuffed metal, but weigh much less.

From Los Angeles Times

Gold, 54, wore a fringed leather jacket decorated with beads, a straw cowboy hat with a leather band and scuffed Western boots.

From Seattle Times

She hated my huaraches and scuffed shoes, and always insisted on ironing my clothes even after I learned how to do so.

From Los Angeles Times

Budu Zivzivadze has scuffed home the opener - having also hit the post - had a goal disallowed and been booked in a busy first half.

From BBC