"scathely" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more scathely [comparative], most scathely [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English skathlye, equivalent to scathe + -ly. Compare Middle English skathely (adverb). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|skathlye}} Middle English skathlye, {{suffix|en|scathe|ly}} scathe + -ly, {{cog|enm|skathely|pos=adverb}} Middle English skathely (adverb) Head templates: {{en-adj}} scathely (comparative more scathely, superlative most scathely)
  1. (British, dialectal, Scotland) Harmful; scatheful. Tags: British, Scotland, dialectal Synonyms: skaithly [Scotland]

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