Meaning

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

Origin

From Middle English scathi, from Old English *scaþiġ, sċeaþiġ (“injurious”), equivalent to

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

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Forms

more scathy, most scathy
Comparativemore scathy Lesson
Superlativemost scathy Lesson

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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