adj, verb ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of scrub form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   With hands washed according to operating room protocol and wearing sterile gown and sterile gloves. not-comparable
2. 2
   Dwarfed or stunted; scrubby.
3. 3
   Having been scrubbed; having received a scrubbing.

Adjective

1. 1
   made clean by scrubbing wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

clean

Example

More examples

"Look at you - all scrubbed and dressed. They say the clothes make the man."

Etymology

From scrub + -ed.

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