scrubbed
[ skruhb-id ]
adjectiveArchaic.
stunted; scrubby.
Origin of scrubbed
1Other words from scrubbed
- un·scrubbed, adjective
- well-scrubbed, adjective
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How to use scrubbed in a sentence
The heedless Billy Magee, however, was already moving across the unscrubbed floor with chivalrous intention.
Seven Keys to Baldpate | Earl Derr BiggersAs far as he, inexperienced man, could tell, Baker's was a singularly draughty and unscrubbed place.
The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight | Elizabeth von ArnimOne might have considered the middle house with the two, for its step was unscrubbed, and it presented unwashed windows.
The Sleuth of St. James's Square | Melville Davisson PostThe floor was bare and unscrubbed, and littered with frowsy-looking wooden cuspidors filled with cinders.
The Heart of Unaga | Ridgwell CullumIll-kempt women stood idly about the doorways, or sat upon unscrubbed steps with dirty babies in their arms.
Elizabeth Hobart at Exeter Hall | Jean K. Baird
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