"scarry" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈskɑːɹi/ Forms: scarrier [comparative], scarriest [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English scarri, equivalent to scar (“rocky eminence”) + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|scarri}} Middle English scarri, {{af|en|scar|-y|id1=rock|id2=adjectival|t1=rocky eminence}} scar (“rocky eminence”) + -y, {{sup|1}} ¹ Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} scarry (comparative scarrier, superlative scarriest)
  1. Like a scar, or rocky eminence.
    Sense id: en-scarry-en-adj-yGl2YBSt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

IPA: /ˈskɑːɹi/ Forms: scarrier [comparative], scarriest [superlative]
Etymology: From scar (“mark of wound”) + -y. Etymology templates: {{af|en|scar|-y|id2=adjectival|t1=mark of wound}} scar (“mark of wound”) + -y, {{sup|2}} ² Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} scarry (comparative scarrier, superlative scarriest)
  1. Bearing scars, or marks of wounds.
    Sense id: en-scarry-en-adj-yuqPz-lJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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