scarily
Adverb: - In an alarming or frightening manner: Used to describe something that causes fear, anxiety, or a sense of danger. It emphasizes how something is disturbingly true, intense, or real.
The adverb "scarily" is used to modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs to convey that an action or quality is alarming or frightening. It often intensifies the statement, highlighting a disturbing level of truth or reality. - It typically precedes the adjective or adverb it modifies (e.g., scarily accurate). - It can follow the verb it modifies (e.g., The situation developed scarily).
- Modifying an adjective:
- His predictions were scarily accurate. (His predictions were accurate in a way that caused alarm.)
- The two stories were scarily similar. (The similarity between the stories was disturbing.)
- Modifying a verb:
- The car skidded scarily close to the edge of the cliff. (The car skidded in a manner that caused fear because it was so close to the edge.)
- The AI's ability to mimic human conversation is improving scarily fast. (The rapid improvement is alarming.)
- "scarily enough": Used as a sentence adverb to introduce a statement that is surprisingly and alarmingly true.
- Scarily enough, he knew exactly what I was thinking. (It was alarming that he knew my thoughts.)
- Used to emphasize a high degree of a quality that is unsettling.
- She is scarily intelligent. (Her intelligence is so remarkable it is almost frightening.)
- Scary (adjective): Causing fear; frightening.
- That was a scary movie.
- Scare (verb/noun): To frighten or become frightened; a sudden fright.
- The loud noise scared me.
- Scared (adjective): Frightened; afraid.
- I was scared of the dark.
- Frighteningly: In a way that causes fear.
- Alarmingly: In a worrying or disturbing manner.
- Terrifyingly: In a way that causes extreme fear.
- Eerily: In a strange and frightening way.
- Reassuringly: In a way that removes doubts or fears.
- Comfortingly: In a way that provides comfort or consolation.
(Note: "Scarily" itself is not commonly used in fixed phrasal verbs or idioms. The related adjective "scary" is used instead.) - Too scary for words: Extremely frightening. - The haunted house was too scary for words. - Scary movie: A genre of film designed to frighten the audience.
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in an alarming manner
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the disturbing thing about the Minister's behavior is that far from being artificial, it too often rings frighteningly true
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