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Meaning of scarified

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

scarified

adjective

Definitions

  1. Damaged, barren, denuded, scarred, wasted

    Example: Gallager tossed another drink down his scarified gullet.

verb

Definitions

  1. To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch.

  2. To make scratches or cuts on.

    Example: A combing tool is used to scarify, cross-scratch, or score the surface of a scratch coat or undercoat of plaster.

  3. To harrow the feelings.

  4. To scar.