2. Adjective. referring to something that has been scratched or marked by contact with another object ¹
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Definition of Scuffed
1. scuff [v] - See also: scuff
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scuffed
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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