Scary

/'skeəri/
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Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Causing fear or alarm: Describes something that induces a feeling of fear, fright, or unease.
    • Easily frightened; timid: (Informal) Describes a person who is easily scared or nervous.
Examples of Usage
  • Adjective:
    • That was a scary story you told around the campfire.
    • Walking home alone in the dark can be a scary experience.
    • (Informal) Don't be so scary; it's just a little spider.
Advanced Usage
  • "too scary for words": Extremely frightening.
    • The special effects in that horror movie were too scary for words.
  • Used informally to describe intense or overwhelming situations beyond just fear.
    • The final exam questions were scary difficult.
Variants and Related Words
  • Scare (verb/noun): To frighten or become frightened; a sudden fright.
    • The loud noise scared me.
  • Scared (adjective): Feeling fear; frightened.
    • She was scared of the dark.
  • Scarily (adverb): In a frightening manner.
    • The car swerved scarily close to the edge.
Synonyms
  • Frightening: Causing fear or alarm.
  • Terrifying: Causing extreme fear.
  • Alarming: Causing sudden anxiety or fear.
  • Spooky: (Informal) Eerie and frightening in a supernatural way.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases
  • Scare away/off: To cause someone or something to go away by frightening them.
    • The loud music scared away the birds.
  • Scare up: (Informal) To find or obtain something with some effort.
    • I'll try to scare up some snacks for the party.
Related Idioms
  • Scary movie: A film genre designed to frighten the audience.
  • Run scared: To act out of fear or panic.
    • After seeing the competition, the other team started to run scared.
Adjective
  1. provoking fear terror
    • a scary movie
    • the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge

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