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Scarry

//ˈskɑːɹi// adj

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Adjective
  1. 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. 2
    Bearing scars, or marks of wounds.

    "The biggest, scariest, scarriest man in the room said, “It’s about time, Jones.”"

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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