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

How to pronounce scary?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say scary in sign language?

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. Deborah Hall of Montgomery:

   I still cannot believe it. Its really a scary time for everybody.

2. Benjamin Shababo:

   We don’t have really concrete information, we’re all scared. It’s just really scary to process this in my head that possibly something really bad happened to them.

3. Matt Wilson:

   Our house had windows blow out... and the whole house was shaking like a boat on the water. It was scary man, it really was, our dock is obviously gone. Everything on the ground floor is gone.

4. Jadawnya Bostock:

   It’s not scary at all... and I'll tell you why... we have all of our PPE, we have our masks, we have our gowns, and we make sure that if our caregivers go out of town, they have to quarantine for 14 days before they can return back to our elderly’s home.

5. Andrea Heintz:

   It was really scary, you didn’t realize the magnitude of it.

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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