scary

[skair-ee]

adjective

scarier, scariest 

1. causing fright or alarm.

2. easily frightened; timid.

scary

/ ˈskɛərɪ /

adjective

1. causing fear or alarm; frightening

2. easily roused to fear; timid

Word History and Origins

Origin of scary¹

First recorded in 1575–85; scare + -y ¹

Example Sentences

As he does in the book, the legendary actor dissects how he approached the role, adding a digression about Joseph Stalin being scariest when he went quiet.

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The scariest part about this discovery isn't the spider, it's what could happen if its home is lost for good.

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"India could become a juggernaut of women's cricket, it's scary where they could get to," Hartley told BBC Test Match Special.

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Though maybe not: Many of those girls smoked in the washroom and had very thin plucked eyebrows and Fire and Ice lipstick, and I found them scary.

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"These jellyfish are dangerous and perhaps a bit scary to some, but also beautiful creatures that are deserving of continued research and classification efforts," adds Ayane Totsu.

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