-SCARRED


Meaning of -SCARRED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -skɑ:(r)d ]

1.

-scarred is used after nouns such as ‘bullet’ and ‘fire’ to form adjectives which indicate that something has been damaged or marked by the thing mentioned.

...a bullet-scarred bus.

...a lightning-scarred tree.

COMB in ADJ : ADJ n

2.

-scarred is used after nouns such as ‘battle’ or ‘drug’ to form adjectives which indicate that the thing mentioned has had a permanent effect on someone’s mind.

...battle-scarred soldiers.

COMB in ADJ : usu ADJ n

3.

see also scar

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