scarry
- adjective
- US
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aterrador
- The horror movie was truly scarry and kept everyone on the edge of their seats.
To me, this is not scary and I could be wrong.
- To me, this is not scary and I could be wrong.
- Because the unknown was way scarier than fine.
- And it is probably the scariest thing that I have seen yet.
- Hands down scariest horror film I've ever watched.
- And it was just so scary because I didn't know what was happening.
- Because that's never been exciting to me and it's scarier to me now than it's ever been.
- Well, I think that for sure pursuing my own dreams is scarier.
- Ask us anything and I promise we're not scary.
Examples
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She found the dark, deserted house to be scarry at night.
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The thought of speaking in public felt scarry to him before the presentation.
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To me, this is not scary and I could be wrong.
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And it was just so scary because I didn't know what was happening.
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We are helping them prepare for this wider, scarier audience.
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That regret is scarier than rejection.
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That was one of the scariest things I've ever lived through.
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Dylan, what is the scariest thing about you?
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Wow, that was the scariest thing I've done all weekend.
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Yes, the scariest thing I've ever done aside from having children.
Synonyms
763
1.0
Causing fear or making you feel afraid
658
1.0
So frightening that people feel afraid
287
3.0
Causing someone to feel afraid
209
5.3
Making people feel very afraid
179
5.5
Causing great fear or shock
96
3.2
Strange and frightening in a way that makes you feel nervous, like a ghost
95
4.5
Makes people feel very afraid and shocked
94
3.7
Making people feel worried because something seems dangerous
82
7.0
Very shocking and scary, causing fear or disgust
37
4.8
Very frightening and likely to make people afraid
6
5.1
Very scary and likely to make someone feel afraid
1
5.3
Making you feel very scared or worried
1
5.0
Giving the feeling that something dangerous may happen
1
8.2
Making you feel very afraid and shocked
1
6.0
Making you feel afraid or nervous
1
8.5
That makes you shiver with fear
Making someone feel very afraid
Causing strong fear or disgust that makes you shiver
Scaring people with sudden shocks that make them scream
Antonyms
How Scary
Surface Forms
Etymology
Scarry is just a variant of scary, made from the verb scare meaning 'to frighten' and the ending -y, so scarry describes something 'full of fear' or that makes you afraid.