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The definition of scary is something frightening, unexpected or uncanny.

(adjective)

  1. When you meet someone for the first time and find out you have almost everything in common, this is an example of a time when you might say that it is scary how much you have in common.
  2. When a movie is frightening, it is an example of a scary movie.

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See scary in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective scarier, scariest

  1. causing alarm; frightening
  2. easily frightened

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See scary in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective scar·i·er, scar·i·est
  1. Causing fright or alarm.
  2. Easily scared; very timid.

Related Forms:

  • scarˈi·ly adverb
  • scarˈi·ness noun

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