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ascared

ascared adjective: scared; afraid.

Adjective

ascared (comparative more ascared, superlative most ascared)

  1. (colloquial) scared; afraid
    • "I can beat every kid in this place," he proclaimed, "and they're all ascared of me." He used his belt to beat the ranch animals and his fists to knock down or threaten other boys, even if they were bigger than he was.1952, LIFE, volume 33, number 22, page 121

Forms of ascared

comparativemore ascared
superlativemost ascared

Origin of ascared

From a- + scared.

Questions about ascared

What does ascared mean?
Ascared means scared; afraid.
What part of speech is ascared?
Ascared is an adjective.

Words near ascared in the dictionary

  1. Ascapart
  2. ascaphid
  3. ascaphids
  4. ascar
  5. ascar-
  6. ascared
  7. Ascari
  8. ascariases
  9. ascariasis
  10. ascaricidal
  11. ascaricide

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