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单词 scarily
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scarilyadv.

Etymology: < scary adj. + -ly suffix2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈscarily.
1. Timidly.
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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.
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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).
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