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scathy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scathy
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Mischievous; vicious; dangerous.

British usage; Archaic

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more scathy (comparative) most scathy (superlative)

Questions

What does scathy mean?
Mischievous; vicious; dangerous.
Where does scathy come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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