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scathand

scathand adjective: harmful; scathing.

Adjective

scathand (comparative more scathand, superlative most scathand)

  1. (Scotland, UK, dialectal) Harmful; scathing.

Forms of scathand

comparativemore scathand
superlativemost scathand
alternative formscatheand
alternative formscaithand
alternative formskathand
alternative formskaithand

Origin of scathand

From Middle English skathand, scathende, from Old English sceaþiende, present participle of sceaþian (“to scathe”), equivalent to scathe + -and.

Questions about scathand

What does scathand mean?
Scathand means harmful; scathing.
What part of speech is scathand?
Scathand is an adjective.

Words near scathand in the dictionary

  1. Scatcherds
  2. scatches
  3. scate
  4. scates
  5. scath
  6. scathand
  7. scathe
  8. scathead
  9. scatheads
  10. scathed
  11. scathefire

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