/ˈskeəri/
#1707 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
Making you feel afraid.
Word origin
From the verb scare plus the ending -y.
- Origin
- Modern English
- Root
- scare
- English cognates
- scare
Examples
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"Scary" describes the thing that makes you afraid.
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"Scary" comes after "felt" to describe the street.
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"A bit scary" means only slightly frightening.
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