scarry

English

Etymology

scar +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɑːɹi/

Adjective

scarry (comparative scarrier, superlative scarriest)

1. Like a scar, or rocky eminence.
2. Bearing scars, or marks of wounds.
   • 1577, Raphaell Holinshed, The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande […], volume I, London: […] [Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Harrison, →OCLC:

     déepe scarrie rockes

   • 2020, Lesley L. Smith, A Jack For All Seasons, page 45:

     The biggest, scariest, scarriest man in the room said, “It's about time, Jones.”

References

• “scarry”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Carrys, Crarys