Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scarily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
scar-i-ly
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a scary manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English scary Middle English -ly English -ly English scarily From scary + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more scarily (comparative) most scarily (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does scarily mean?
In a scary manner.
Where does scarily come from?
Etymology tree English scary Middle English -ly English -ly English scarily From scary + -ly.

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