scary

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈskɛə.ɹi/ UK /ˈskɛə.ɹi/ See IPA manual

Freq #2053

Meanings

1

adj
Causing fear or worry; frightening.

We watched a scary movie last night.
2

adj
Surprising in a striking, almost unsettling way.

It is scary how much she looks like her mother.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · causing fear or worry;... alarming frightening chilling

Word family

Forms scarierscariest

Derived forms nonscaryscariesscarilyscarinessscarisomescary-assscarysomeunscary

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Phrases (1)

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scary movie
a film intended or likely to frighten its audience

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From dialectal English scare (“scraggy”).

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Describing Qualities

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