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scar•ry1
(skär′ē),USA pronunciation adj., -ri•er, -ri•est.
scar•ry2 (skär′ē),USA pronunciation adj.
Scar•ry1 (skär′ē),USA pronunciation n.
- marked with the scars of wounds.
- scar1 + -y1 1645–55
scar•ry2 (skär′ē),USA pronunciation adj.
- Geologyfull of precipitous, rocky places.
- 1350–1400; Middle English; see scar2, -y1
Scar•ry1 (skär′ē),USA pronunciation n.
- Richard McClure:
- 1919–94, U.S. author and illustrator of children's books.