scrubbed
About 0.92 uses per million words.
Meaning
- verb simple past and past participle of scrub
- adjective Dwarfed or stunted; scrubby.
- adjective Having been scrubbed; having received a scrubbing.
The stain was scrubbed off by Marsha.
- adjective Having been made to seem wholesome or virtuous due to public relations, censorship or similar methods.
They specialize in ensuring celebrities a scrubbed public image.
- adjective Dressed in scrubs; with hands washed according to operating room protocol and wearing sterile gown and sterile gloves.
- adjective Synonym of scrubbed up (Cleaned up; dressed up; having been made smart).
He looked better than usual, reasonably scrubbed, but he still needed a better wardrobe.
Similar words
clean cleaned brushed purified painted bombed freshly anointed blew cleansed
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