Definition of Scuffed

1. Verb. (past participle of scuff) ¹

2. Adjective. referring to something that has been scratched or marked by contact with another object ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Scuffed

1. scuff [v] - See also: scuff

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scuffed

scuddled
scuddles
scuddling
scudetto
scudi
scudler
scudlers
scudo
scudoes
scudos
scuds
scuff mark
scuffball
scuffed (current term)
scuffer
scuffers
scuffing
scuffle
scuffle hoe
scuffled
scuffler
scufflers
scuffles
scuffling
scuffs
scuft
scufts
scug

Literary usage of Scuffed

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Freedom for Priscillaby Joyce Nicholson by Joyce Nicholson (1978)
"The girls' cotton frocks and petticoats flapped around their knees, their black buttoned-up boots scuffed up the gravel and their long hair streamed behind ..."

2. The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe (1888)
"The case's scuffed comers and edges were an expose of his lowly status. ... In that instant, the instant of that little swallow, his scuffed attache case ..."

3. A Cycle of Adams Letters, 1861-1865 by Charles Francis Adams, Henry Adams (1920)
"Presently Stanton himself scuffed into the office and after him came Hardie. Now for it, said I to myself; but the American Carnot took no notice of me, ..."

4. Peter and Polly in Winter by Rose Lucia (1914)
"Peter scuffed around the room again. The snowshoes held fast. They worked very well when he scuffed. But, if he tried to step, the backs flew up and hit him ..."

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