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Scarry vs Sparry - What's the difference?

scarry | sparry |

As adjectives the difference between scarry and sparry

is that scarry is like a scar, or rocky eminence while sparry is abundant in spar (the mineral).

scarry

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Like a scar, or rocky eminence.
  • Bearing scars, or marks of wounds.
    • (Holinshed)
    (Webster 1913)

    sparry

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • abundant in spar (the mineral)
  • resembling spar (the mineral)

    • Derived terms

    * sparry iron * sparry limestone