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scarry
scar·ry
1
/
ˈskɑr
i
/
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[
skahr
-ee
]
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adjective,
scar·ri·er,
scar·ri·est.
marked with the
scars
of wounds.
Origin:
1645–55;
scar
1
+
-y
1
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scar·ry
2
/
ˈskɑr
i
/
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[
skahr
-ee
]
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adjective
full of precipitous, rocky places.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English;
see
scar
2
,
-y
1
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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Scar·ry
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i
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-ee
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noun
Richard McClure,
1919–94,
U.S. author and illustrator of children's books.
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