scarry
adjective
marked with the scars of wounds.
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scarry
1 American
[skahr-ee]
/ ˈskɑr i /
adjective
scarrier,
scarriest
scarry
2
American
[skahr-ee]
/ ˈskɑr i /
adjective
Scarry
3
American
[skahr-ee]
/ ˈskɑr i /
noun
Etymology
Origin of scarry1
First recorded in 1645–55; scar 1 + -y 1
Origin of scarry2
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at scar 2, -y 1
Example Sentences
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No gently graduated steps lead up to them: they are upon us with the violent abruptness of a streak of lightning, and like this, they, too, may leave behind them a scarry trace.
From Maurice Guest by Richardson, Henry Handel
They tell how they would ride at night and how scarry lookin' they was.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 5 by Work Projects Administration
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