scrubbed
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scrubbed
Where it comes from
From scrub + -ed.
verb
- simple past and past participle of scrub
adjective more scrubbed · most scrubbed
- Dwarfed or stunted; scrubby.
- Having been scrubbed; having received a scrubbing. The stain was scrubbed off by Marsha.
- 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.
- Dressed in scrubs; with hands washed according to operating room protocol and wearing sterile gown and sterile gloves. But it wasn’t the sterile walls of the hospital I expected: no stirrups, no beeping monitors, no scrubbed nurses in face masks.
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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: scrubbed up
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: clean, cleaned, brushed, purified, painted, bombed, freshly, anointed, blew, cleansed, cleared, laundered, washed, cleanly, radiosterilized, cerused
Talk about this word "scrubbed." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/scrubbed. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. scrubbed. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/scrubbed "scrubbed." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/scrubbed.Cite this
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