scary
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1.0
- adjective
- /ˈskɛri/
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espeluznante
- I find it really scary to walk alone in the dark.
- very scary
- really scary
- so scary
I want to watch a scary movie and laugh.
- I want to watch a scary movie and laugh.
- And I think there's some scary science happening.
- Sex trafficking is one of the scariest things in the world.
- Even still, that was scary as fuck even still.
- They can be going beyond scary to terrifying places.
- OK, that is crazy and scary and also exciting.
- I, I think it's politically scary to some people.
- Now another piece of scary news just came in.
- And I bet, I bet it's been a real scary new journey for you.
- My childhood was my childhood was scary, lonely and painful.
- He's not big and scary, but he's clever.
- Now I start with a big bodacious, scary, hairy goal, right?
Examples
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Lisa, you have no idea how scary this is.
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Jason's a really scary guy.
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So this is a little scary, but wow.
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Oh, that sounds scary. OK, look up.
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OK, that is crazy and scary and also exciting.
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Now another piece of scary news just came in.
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It's scary when it's dark.
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I want to watch a scary movie and laugh.
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Then things got a little bit scary, so I bailed.
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It got pretty scary around here.
Synonyms
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3.0
Making you feel nervous, uncomfortable, or a little afraid
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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
93
5.3
Making someone feel afraid, nervous, or less confident
91
5.1
A strange, frightening feeling as if ghosts are nearby
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4.8
Very frightening and likely to make people afraid
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5.1
Very scary and likely to make someone feel afraid
1
5.3
Making you feel very scared or worried
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5.0
Giving the feeling that something dangerous may happen
Making someone feel very afraid
Scaring people with sudden shocks that make them scream
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How Scary
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Morphology
Etymology
Scary comes from the verb scare, which means 'to frighten', plus the ending -y meaning 'full of'. So scary literally means 'full of fear', which is why it describes something that causes fear.