Etymology

scarry

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Today it means: Like a scar, or rocky eminence. Full definition →

Middle English scarri
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scarry · adjective1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromscarri
  2. English todayscarry

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

scarry · adjective2

From scar (“mark of wound”) + -y.

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