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scathy

scathy adjective: mischievous; vicious; dangerous.

Adjective

scathy (comparative more scathy, superlative most scathy)

  1. (UK, archaic, dialectal) Mischievous; vicious; dangerous.

Forms of scathy

comparativemore scathy
superlativemost scathy

Origin of scathy

From Middle English scathi, from Old English *scaþiġ, sċeaþiġ (“injurious”), equivalent to scathe + -y.

Questions about scathy

What does scathy mean?
Scathy means mischievous; vicious; dangerous.
What part of speech is scathy?
Scathy is an adjective.

Words near scathy in the dictionary

  1. scathold
  2. scatholds
  3. scathophagid
  4. scathophagids
  5. scaths
  6. scathy
  7. Scaticook
  8. scatland
  9. scatlands
  10. scato-
  11. scatole

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