scarily
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4.9
- adverb
- /ˈskɛrɪli/
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aterradoramente
- The horror movie was scarily realistic, making everyone in the theater jump in fright.
- scarily accurate
- scarily quiet
- scarily close
So for example, I am scarily gullible.
- So for example, I am scarily gullible.
- Celebrities topped up on adrenaline from winning Academy Awards are surprisingly, shockingly, scarily frank.
- And in some respect they can be a little bit prescient, scarily prescient for ways that we'll we'll discuss later.
- You know, I mean, you were tall as all get out and and and scarily skinny.
Examples
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The enemy is always both scarily dangerous and ridiculously irrelevant at the same time.
Blog text (24) -
From behind, in his T-shirt and basketball shorts, Dennis seems scarily large.
Fiction book (1999) -
I mean, that was scarily accurate.
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I wanted places that were quiet but not scarily remote.
Fiction book (1996) -
Her face, the face he served every day, was strung tight now and scarily pale.
Fiction book (1991) -
All they have is fear and rage, and that is scarily close to enough in this modern electorate.
Blog text (33) -
First, there was a point in the 2008-09 crisis when borrowing really did get scarily out of control.
Blog text (19) -
The slight slurring continued, but Dr. McTiernan was focused, scarily so.
Fiction book (1995) -
He's got that magical ability to stand tall, talent-wise, in the worst dreck, and he's always scarily effective in period films.
Blog text (2) -
As the storm approached, the sky grew scarily dark, intensifying our fears of the impending downpour.
Synonyms
30
6.8
In a strange and frightening way
18
4.4
Shows that something is very bad, unpleasant, or extreme
14
5.4
In a way that makes people feel worried or afraid
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5.3
In a way that makes you feel worried or uneasy
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6.9
In a way that shows something bad will happen
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5.7
In a way that makes you feel scared
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6.3
In a way that seems likely to hurt or scare someone
5
6.5
In a way that is very frightening or very strong to show how serious something is
5
6.9
In a way that is strange, surprising, and hard to explain
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4.9
In a way that makes someone feel afraid or uncomfortable
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6.3
In a way that makes you feel afraid or very uncomfortable
3
6.7
In a way that makes people feel very afraid or shocked
2
4.6
In a way that makes people feel concerned
1
7.5
In a way that makes people feel uneasy or confused
1
7.0
In a strange, frightening way that feels like a ghost
1
7.5
In a way that makes someone feel nervous or uneasy
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7.0
In a way that makes you feel worried or nervous
1
7.5
In a way that makes people afraid
1
8.8
In a way that causes great fear or pain
1
7.5
It happens in a very unpleasant and frightening way
In a way that makes people feel nervous or unsure
In a way that seems evil or threatening
Antonyms
How Scary
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Scarily comes from the verb scare, which means 'to frighten', and the adverb ending -ly that means 'in a ... way'. So, scarily means 'in a way that causes fear'.