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scuffed en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. Scratched or marked by contact with another object.
    • I have one photograph of her and there have been times—though no longer, I swear it, she is dead for me—when I would have given my soul for just one more. I found it in an old scuffed Bible when I was Tom's age, in a suburban mansion we were hastily vacating. 1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy:
    • I bought a scuffed skateboard from a second-hand store.
  2. (derogatory, slang) Poorly made or done; of low quality.
    • Dude, I can’t f**king see anything, I don’t even know who I’m playing against. This client is so scuffed bro. How many billions do you need to bloody fix this sh*t. 2019 December 26, Drew 'Midbeast' Timbs (quoted), Alan Bernal, “League of Legends streamer Midbeast stunned by bizarre client glitch”, in Dexerto:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most scuffed Degree=Sup lexicographic
more scuffed Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Translations (6)

es desgastado (scratched) · pl zarysowany (scratched) · pl porysowany (scratched) · es rasguñado (scratched) · es rozado (scratched) · es rayado (scratched)

scuffed en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) past participle of scuff
    form of scuff
    • I scuffed my shoe on the door.