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scathely

scathely adjective: harmful; scatheful.

Adjective

scathely (comparative more scathely, superlative most scathely)

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

Forms of scathely

comparativemore scathely
superlativemost scathely
alternative formskaithly

Origin of scathely

From Middle English skathlye, equivalent to scathe + -ly. Compare Middle English skathely (adverb).

Questions about scathely

What does scathely mean?
Scathely means harmful; scatheful.
What part of speech is scathely?
Scathely is an adjective.

Words near scathely in the dictionary

  1. scatheful
  2. scathefulness
  3. scatheless
  4. scathelessly
  5. scathelessness
  6. scathely
  7. scathes
  8. scathest
  9. scatheth
  10. scathful
  11. scathfulness

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