"scathy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more scathy [comparative], most scathy [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English scathi, from Old English sceaþiġ (“injurious”), equivalent to scathe + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|scathi}} Middle English scathi, {{inh|en|ang|sceaþiġ||injurious}} Old English sceaþiġ (“injurious”), {{suffix|en|scathe|y}} scathe + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} scathy (comparative more scathy, superlative most scathy)
  1. (UK, dialect, archaic) Mischievous; vicious; dangerous. Tags: UK, archaic, dialectal
    Sense id: en-scathy-en-adj-sVrpgNkh Categories (other): British English, English entries with language name categories using raw markup

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