scarrier
scarrier is the comparative form of scarry.
Meaning of scarry
Adjective (1)
scarry (comparative scarrier, superlative scarriest)
- Like a scar, or rocky eminence.
- When it [the aurochs] is come to Maſham, it receyueth the Burne, by ſouth weſt (as it dyd the wile, from very déepe ſcarry rockes, befoꝛe at Aſkaran) and dyuers other wild rilles not woꝛthy to be remẽbꝛed, […]1577, William Harrison, “[An Historicall Description of the Islande of Britayne, […].] Of such Riuers as fall into the Sea, betweene Humber to the Thames.”, in The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of...
Adjective (2)
scarry (comparative scarrier, superlative scarriest)
- Bearing scars, or marks of wounds.
- The biggest, scariest, scarriest man in the room said, “It’s about time, Jones.”2020, Lesley L. Smith, A Jack For All Seasons, page 45
Questions about scarrier
- What is scarrier the comparative form of?
- Scarrier is the comparative form of scarry.
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