Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Marked by scars; exhibiting scars; specifically, in botany, marked by the scars left by leaves, fruits, etc., that have fallen off.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
scar .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury
- adjective blemished by injury or rough wear
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Examples
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My family is still scarred from the war you got us into in Iraq.
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Obviously many people are scarred from the mortgage crisis they're facing and I think we often make the mistake to think that we can teach the traditional texts of financial literacy -- like teaching young people how to open a checking account -- as though that somehow will make a difference.
Mike Green: NFTE: Injecting Entrepreneurship into Inner City Education (VIDEO) Mike Green 2010
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VW executives remain scarred by an attempt in the 1980s to Americanize Rabbits produced at a VW plant in Westmoreland County, Pa., with cheaper interiors and a softer suspension.
Volkswagen Aims at Fast Lane in U.S. Vanessa Fuhrmans 2010
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But I am very proud of every penny of my taxes that go to the rehabilitation and care of those who return home physically and/or mentally damaged and scarred from the experience.
Wounded Warrior Program urges funding for war vet caregivers 2009
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His square hands, scarred from the mines, move as he speaks.
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His square hands, scarred from the mines, move as he speaks.
El colibri 2008
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Obama is scarred from the primary battle, but it may have left him more prepared for the clashes to come against McCain.
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His square hands, scarred from the mines, move as he speaks.
El colibri 2008
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His square hands, scarred from the mines, move as he speaks.
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From the dark skinned Grandfather who I never met, an alcoholic baker, from the Grandmother traumatised by “The Troubles”, from the Mother with skin scarred by burns, serving time in a hospital which rewarded her with diphtheria and isolation.
Archive 2008-02-01 Another Outspoken Female 2008
Prolagus commented on the word scarred
Did I say I would see you soon?
Well I'm sorry, but i just came off my bike
And my face is scarred
And chance has barred me seeing you tonight
I was over the other side of the city
And if the truth be known I'd say
That you look great from there before you shaved your golden hair today
(A century of fakers, by Belle and Sebastian)
December 29, 2008