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

Etymology

Origin of scuffed

scuff ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

He ran a claw over the familiar iron frame, a little scuffed and warped from all the times he’d used it to start the hearth fire.

From Literature

He’s wearing shorts and his knees look scuffed.

From Literature

He scuffed his boot against the sidewalk and glanced down the street.

From Literature

Keeping my eyes on the scuffed gray paint above the television should soothe my nerves.

From Literature

He was wearing faded jeans, scuffed work boots, and a sleeveless T-shirt that showed off his tan and well-defined biceps and forearms.

From Literature