scuffed shoes
Footwear showing wear
Shoes showing wear marks, scratches, or abrasions on their surface, typically from dragging feet or bumping against hard surfaces.
Scuffed shoes suggest heavy use, carelessness, or a lack of concern for appearance: He showed up to the interview in scuffed shoes.
The phrase often implies someone is down on their luck or indifferent to polish.
- wornDamaged by use
- worn outDepleted through overuse
- leatherTanned animal skin
- scruffyMessily neglected in appearance
- kickedStruck with foot
kicked around · dusty · heel · toe · scratched · dirty · beaten · old · polish · shine · roughed · marks · pavement · dragging · dragging feet · tired · tattered · battered
- signs of wearfrayed edges, faded paint, cracked leather, loose threads, dull finish
- worn out things
- appearance blunderswardrobe malfunction, stain, wrinkled clothes, visible panty line, mismatched socks