Definitions for Scary
ˈskɛər isca·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chilling, scarey, scary, shivery, shudderyadjective

   provoking fear terror

   "a scary movie"; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. scaryadjective

   Causing, or able to cause, fright

2. Etymology: From scare + -y

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1. scary

   Scary refers to something or an experience that causes fear, anxiety, or fright. It usually pertains to things that are frightening or alarming, often associated with danger, harm or threat. This term can be used to describe various situations, objects, or even feelings that induce a sense of fear or dread.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Scarynoun

   barren land having only a thin coat of grass

2. Scaryadjective

   subject to sudden alarm

3. Scaryadjective

   causing fright; alarming

4. Etymology: [Prov. E. scare scraggy.]

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1. Scary

   Scary is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office closed in 1931. The community is located at the mouth of Scary Creek on the Kanawha River along U.S. Route 35.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Scary

   skār′i, adj. causing fright: timid: fluttered.

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for Scary »

1. Carys

2. crays

3. ascry

4. scray

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Scary in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Scary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Scary in a Sentence

1. Kim Chang-hwan:

   I remember picking up fliers praising Kim Il Sung from the playground and mountain near my home when I was in elementary school, and we were told to drop them at a police box and get pencils as a reward, it was sort of scary as we were taught that those things were very bad, but when I saw them again during my military service, I would just laugh it off.

2. Brian Nolan:

   The scary part at the moment is the currency, if it keeps going down the wrong way, it makes that market a place where it becomes very challenging to operate in.

3. Eric Deke:

   At least with cancer, as bad as it sounds and it is scary, but there’s a lot that you know about it, they can say, ‘This is how bad it is, this is what we are going to do. This is what we expect.’ But with this, everything is unknown.

4. Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson:

   They thought that they could treat it and that he would be okay, he came back and tried for a little bit, and then it would flare up, and he would have to be out again. I know it was frustrating, really frustrating for him, and scary for him.

5. Bernie Sanders:

   What's scary about Trump is you open -- there are a lot of people out there who feel certain ways and you see somebody who is running for president say these things, 'Whoa! Trump said that! I can say that! I can beat up the Muslim in my community! I can be a racist on a college campus now, because that's the climate.' So you're right, it is scary.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Scary
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Scary
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Scary
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Scary
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Scary
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Scary