Scarringly
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 So as to leave scars.
"Thus a child who had a scarringly painful family life may heal herself through becoming a welfare officer or a psychotherapist; a stammerer an orator; […]"
Example
More examples"Thus a child who had a scarringly painful family life may heal herself through becoming a welfare officer or a psychotherapist; a stammerer an orator; […]"
Etymology
From scarring + -ly.
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