Definition of scary Scary

/skɛˈɹi/ - [skeree] - scar•y

We found 9 definitions of scary from 6 different sources.

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What does scary mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective
scary - provoking fear terror; "a scary movie"; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge"
  chilling, scarey, shivery, shuddery
  alarming frightening because of an awareness of danger
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • scary (n.)
    Barren land having only a thin coat of grass.
  • scary (a.)
    Subject to sudden alarm.
  • scary (a.)
    Causing fright; alarming.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • scary
    Dreadful; causing alarm and fear.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

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

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  • scary, adjective.

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