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scary
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
scary
(adjective)
scary
/
ˈ
skeri/
adjective
scarier
;
scariest
scary
/
ˈ
skeri/
adjective
scarier
;
scariest
Britannica Dictionary definition of SCARY
[
also more scary; most scary
]
:
causing fear
a
scary
[=
frightening
] movie
The stranger is
scary
looking. = He looks
scary
. = He's
scary
looking.
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— scarily
/
ˈ
skerəli/
adverb
a
scarily
accurate prediction
Scarily
, the story is true.
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— scariness
noun
[
noncount
]
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