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scarred
[ skahrd ]
adjective
- having a scar left by a healed wound, sore, or burn:
He is tall and well-built, with a badly scarred face where he was bitten by a shark.
- experiencing the psychological aftereffects of suffering or trauma:
The main character endures childhood abuse and grows up to be a deeply scarred individual who thinks the whole world is against him.
- (of a wound, burn, etc.) having formed a scar in healing:
As healing progresses, the patient must be weaned away from needing a gauze wrap on the closed, scarred wound.
- blemished or marred as a result of damage or use:
Empty corrugated-iron buildings lie amidst a scarred landscape full of rubble.
They furnished their first apartment with a used desk, a badly scarred table, and two old chairs with rickety legs.
- Botany. bearing a mark indicating a former point of attachment, as where a leaf has fallen off:
As the dieffenbachia ages, some of the lower leaves dry up and fall off, leaving a scarred stem that gradually lengthens.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of scar 1.
Other Word Forms
- ܲ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Prosecutor Berenice Mulvanny told the court the victim was taken to hospital and treated for her "serious" stab wounds, but the court heard she would be left scarred for life.
But it is acknowledged even by those closest to the former Ajax and Inter Milan goalkeeper that Onana's United career has been scarred by a series of big mistakes.
It may have come down to how psychologically scarred the squad and club were from relegation, and it is a fanciful suggestion but the pedigree was there.
His legs are “still messed up” now, he told Bensinger, pulling up a pant leg to reveal a gnarly scarred calf.
A father wants a change in the law over pet insurance, after his daughter's face was left scarred by a dog attack outside their home.
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