Scary Definition

skârē
scarier, scariest
adjective
scarier, scariest
Causing alarm; frightening.
Webster's New World
Easily frightened.
Webster's New World

(US, colloquial, dated) Subject to sudden alarm; nervous, jumpy.

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noun
Barren land having only a thin coat of grass.
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Other Word Forms of Scary

Adjective

Base Form:
scary
Comparative:
scarier
Superlative:
scariest

Origin of Scary

  • English dialect scare (“scraggy").

    From Wiktionary

  • scare +"Ž -y

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Scary Sentence Examples

  • I can understand it must be scary to think of giving birth.

  • The new world seemed less scary in daylight.

  • These are scary times.

  • Their house was lonely, and a little scary without them.

  • It was scary but I bet I wasn't as scared as Caleb.

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Words Starting With

SSCSCA

Words Ending With

YRYARY

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scary

Words Starting With S and Ending With Y

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5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With S5 Letter Words Ending With Y