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Meaning of SCARY

Pronunciation:  'skehree

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 Definition: [adj]  so scary as to cause chills and shudders; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge"
 
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 Synonyms: alarming, chilling, scarey, shivery, shuddery
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Sca"ry\, n. [Prov. E. scare scraggy.]
    Barren land having only a thin coat of grass. [Prov. Eng.]
    
  2. \Scar"y\, a. [From {Scare}.]
    1. Subject to sudden alarm. [Colloq. U. S.] --Whittier.
    2. Causing fright; alarming. [Colloq. U. S.]
    
 
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