scratched en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /skɹæt͡ʃt/
Meanings
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Produced by scratching.
My Lord, my thanks; but theſe ſcratcht limbs of mine have ſpoke my love and truth unto my friends, more than my tongue ere could: my mind's the ſame it ever was to you; where I find worth, I love the keeper, till he let it go, And then I follow it.
c. 1608–1611, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, “The Maid’s Tragedy”, in Fifty Comedies and Tragedies. […], [part 1], London: […] J[ohn] Macock [and H. Hills], for John Martyn, Henry Herringman, and Richard Marriot, published 1679, →OCLC, Act I, scene i, page 1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most scratched | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more scratched | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
es arañado (Translations)