scaredy

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adjective

Characterised by being timorous or afraid.

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Meanings

adjectivescaredy (comparative more scaredy, superlative most scaredy)

comparative more scaredy · superlative most scaredy

  1. informalCharacterised by being timorous or afraid.

    Prescott's sister calls him a scaredy kitten because he's afraid of the dark.

    1992, Penguin Books, Scaredy Kitten
    2 more examples

    "Wait, Rufus!" cried the child. "Are you afraid of a bunny rabbit? You are such a scaredy dog!

    1994, Stephen H. Lemberg, Scaredy dog

    “Yeah! They're scaredy chickens!” Rocko said. “It's scaredy cats, you lunkhead!” Pinball said.

    2007, Chris McMahen, Klutzhood, page 64
nounscaredy (plural scaredies)

plural scaredies

  1. informalA coward.

Origin

Back-formation from scaredy-cat, equivalent to scared + -y.

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Translations

Spanish medroso, miedoso
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APA

scaredy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaredy

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“scaredy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaredy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scaredy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaredy.

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