单词 | scarily |
释义 | scarilyadv. 1. Timidly. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > [adverb] arghlyc1000 eislichec1175 faintly1297 fearedly1488 sheepishly1528 fearfully1548 timorously1548 tremblingly1552 sheepish1581 ghastly1589 frightfully1621 timidly1656 meticulouslya1682 fearingly1820 fearsomely1876 scarily1880 tremulously1886 mousily1910 1845 W. G. Simms Wigwam & Cabin 1st Ser. 107 My heart as cold as ice, and jumping up and down as scarily as a rabbit's. 1880 W. D. Howells Undiscovered Country ix. 133 The light..was held scarily aloft above the head of an elderly woman. 2. Frighteningly, unnervingly. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > [adverb] frightilya1325 ferlyc1330 fearfully1526 frighteninglyc1854 fearsomely1876 scarifyingly1963 scarily1967 1967 Economist 19 Aug. 664/2 Shell is running a scarily fine operation with a smaller proportion than most companies of its tanker needs provided by its own fleet and with relatively short charters. 1978 L. Block Burglar in Closet xi. 94 He'd come scarily close to the truth. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < adv.1845 |
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