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scaredy

scaredy adjective: characterised by being timorous or afraid.

Adjective

scaredy (comparative more scaredy, superlative most scaredy)

  1. (informal) Characterised by being timorous or afraid.
    • Prescott's sister calls him a scaredy kitten because he's afraid of the dark.1992, Penguin Books, Scaredy Kitten
    • "Wait, Rufus!" cried the child. "Are you afraid of a bunny rabbit? You are such a scaredy dog!1994, Stephen H. Lemberg, Scaredy dog

Noun

scaredy (plural scaredies)

  1. (informal) A coward.

Forms of scaredy

Adjective
comparativemore scaredy
superlativemost scaredy
Noun
pluralscaredies

Origin of scaredy

Back-formation from scaredy-cat, equivalent to scared + -y.

Phrases with scaredy

Questions about scaredy

What does scaredy mean?
Scaredy means characterised by being timorous or afraid.
What part of speech is scaredy?
Scaredy can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near scaredy in the dictionary

  1. scareder
  2. scaredest
  3. scaredies
  4. scaredly
  5. scaredness
  6. scaredy
  7. scaredy cat
  8. scaredy cats
  9. scaredy pants
  10. scaredy-cat
  11. scaredy-cats

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