scary
64
5.9
- adjective
- /ˈskɛri/
- Informal
:
increíblemente
- So we need to make it fast like scary fast.
- scary good
- scary big
So we need to make it fast like scary fast.
- So we need to make it fast like scary fast.
Examples
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It's massively scary, but I really do have faith in the music I'm putting out, which is the best, which is the most important thing.
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Seems pretty scary, but I might try it sometime.
Fiction book (1993) -
You know, clearly marriage or relationships have come to mean something extremely scary, extremely negative to you.
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Some very unique kind of scary events happen in New York.
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This is like super scary but super exciting at the same time.
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So it is, it's really hard sometimes when you have to make big scary decisions.
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And like, it's, it's very scary to me in a great way how possible everything is with the Internet.
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I hope they find him soon, as this is a very scary situation.
Blog text (11) -
My body awakened in ways that were both new and scary at the same time.
Fiction book (1997) -
The roller coaster was scary fast, thrilling riders with its steep drops.
Synonyms
12
6.0
To emphasize something, like saying very
5
6.5
In a way that is very frightening or very strong to show how serious something is
3
6.7
In a way that makes people feel very afraid or shocked
1
5.8
In a way that is very strong or extreme
Antonyms
Idioms
How Intense
584
2.3
- Informal
64
5.9
∞
1.0
- Informal
∞
1.0
895
1.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Scary in casual speech meaning 'very' comes from the same root idea: something so strong it almost shocks you. A helpful way to remember it is to think of scare plus -y meaning 'so much it surprises', which is why people say 'scary good' to mean 'very good'.