scarier; scariest
1
: causing fright : alarming
a scary story
3
: feeling alarm or fright : frightened
Examples of scary in a Sentence
a scary movie that gave the child nightmares for weeks afterwards
a scary horse who spooked and kicked at its own shadow
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Steve Bradshaw, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
The incident was so scary that cameras didn't show Goldsmith on the ice being tended by trainers.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Filmmaker Eli Roth has launched The Horror Section, a new, all-encompassing horror media company that aims not just to make a killing in the independent scary movie space, but to also make horror fans an integral part of the company.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
But any reduction of uncertainty can be helpful when so much of it has been sending the U.S. stock market on big, scary swings not just day to day but also hour to hour.
—Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Scary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scary. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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scary
adjective
ˈske(ə)r-ē 
ˈska(ə)r-
scarier; scariest
1
: causing fright : alarming
a scary movie
2
: easily scared : timid
3
: feeling alarm or fright : scared, frightened
scary feeling
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