scary
Americanadjective
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causing fright or alarm.
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easily frightened; timid.
adjective
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causing fear or alarm; frightening
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easily roused to fear; timid
Etymology
Origin of scary
Example Sentences
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Clapham resident Aisling said it was scary but added that any number of people in a big group was scary, no matter the age.
From BBC
Jackie Edwards, the group's chair, said the situation is leaving people worried about money: "I think it's scary for younger families, they've never been in this situation before," she said.
From BBC
The “Messy” hitmaker told Rolling Stone in a recent interview that she was grateful that she fainted onstage late last year, and framed the scary ordeal as a wake-up call.
From Los Angeles Times
Without my boyfriend’s paycheck buffering our vibes-based accounting, it was time to face the scariest part of managing your money: the spending audit.
From MarketWatch
Not just because it’s dark and wet and full of spiders and who knows what else, and not just because it’s always scary weather that necessitates entering its depths.
From Literature
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