scathand

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adjective

Harmful; scathing.

OriginMiddle English skathand ← Old English sceaþiende →
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Meanings

adjectivescathand (comparative more scathand, superlative most scathand)

comparative more scathand · superlative most scathand · alternative scatheand · alternative scaithand · alternative skathand · alternative skaithand

  1. ScotlandUKdialectalHarmful; scathing.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
baddamagingdeleteriousdetrimentalharmfulhurtfulnocentnoisomepeevishprejudicial

Origin

  1. Old Englishsceaþiende
  2. Middle Englishskathand
  3. Englishscathand

From Middle English skathand, scathende, from Old English sceaþiende, present participle of sceaþian (“to scathe”), equivalent to scathe + -and.

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APA

scathand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scathand

MLA

“scathand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scathand. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scathand,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scathand.

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