scrubbed
adjective
Also a form 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 (surgery, not comparable) 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.”
Synonyms
Etymology
From scrub + -ed.
Webster’s 1913
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “scrubbed”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details