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scarry en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈskɑːɹi/

Etymology

From Middle English scarri, equivalent to scar (“rocky eminence”) + -y.

Meanings

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, […] 1577, William Harrison, “[An Historicall Description of the Islande of Britayne, […].] Of such Riuers as fall into the Sea, betweene Humber to the Thames.”, in The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande […], volume I, London: […] [Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Harrison, →OCLC, folio 31, verso, column 1:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
scarriest	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
scarrier	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

scarry en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈskɑːɹi/

Etymology

From scar (“mark of wound”) + -y.

Meanings

1. Bearing scars, or marks of wounds.
   • The biggest, scariest, scarriest man in the room said, “It’s about time, Jones.” 2020, Lesley L. Smith, A Jack For All Seasons, page 45:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
scarriest	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
scarrier	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic