Scarry
//ˈskɑːɹi// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Like a scar, or rocky eminence.
"When it [the aurochs] is come to Maſham, it receyueth the Burne, by ſouth weſt (as it dyd the wile, from very déepe ſcarry rockes, befoꝛe at Aſkaran) and dyuers other wild rilles not woꝛthy to be remẽbꝛed, […]"
- 2 Bearing scars, or marks of wounds.
"The biggest, scariest, scarriest man in the room said, “It’s about time, Jones.”"
Example
More examples"When it [the aurochs] is come to Maſham, it receyueth the Burne, by ſouth weſt (as it dyd the wile, from very déepe ſcarry rockes, befoꝛe at Aſkaran) and dyuers other wild rilles not woꝛthy to be remẽbꝛed, […]"
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English scarri, equivalent to scar (“rocky eminence”) + -y.
Etymology 2
From scar (“mark of wound”) + -y.
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