-scarred is used after nouns such as 'bullet' and 'fire' to form adjectives which indicate that something has been damaged or marked by the thing mentioned.
...a bullet-scarred bus.
...a lightning-scarred tree.
2. combining form [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
-scarred is used after nouns such as 'battle' or 'drug' to form adjectives which indicate that the thing mentioned has had a permanent effect on someone's mind.
...battle-scarred soldiers.
...a war-scarred orphan.
3. See also scar
scarred in British English
(skɑːd)
adjective
(of a surface) marked with scars
The arena was scarred by deep muddy ruts.
scarred wooden table tops
Examples of 'scarred' in a sentence
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The man who emerged from the cabin was in his mid-thirties with a cruel face scarred from years of teenage acne.