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scarriest

scarriest is the superlative form of scarry.

Meaning of scarry

Adjective (1)

scarry (comparative scarrier, superlative scarriest)

  1. 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)

  1. 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 scarriest

What is scarriest the superlative form of?
Scarriest is the superlative form of scarry.

Words near scarriest in the dictionary

  1. scarrer
  2. scarrers
  3. scarres
  4. scarreth
  5. scarrier
  6. scarriest
  7. scarring
  8. scarringly
  9. scarrings
  10. Scarronian
  11. Scarrow

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