scrubbed
adjective B1- 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.
- 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.
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Marilla worked fiercely and scrubbed the porch floor and the dairy shelves when she could find nothing else to do.
Mathilde dismissed her household help, scrubbed floors herself, and bargained aggressively with local merchants to save every possible penny.
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