scary

Comparative

scarier

Superlative

scariest

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 1.Causing fear or anxiety(informal)

   • He watched Conjuring but it was too scary for him.
   • She was hiding behind her pillow during the scary parts of the film.
   • The biggest, scariest, scarriest man in the room said, “It's about time, Jones.”

2. 2.Uncannily striking or surprising.(informal)

   • Linda changed her hair, and it’s scary how much she looks like her mother.

3. 3.Subject to sudden alarm; easily frightened.(colloquial)

   • And let us say to these interests that, until the Buy-It-Made-In-Texas movement co-operates with the farmers, we are going to be a little scary of the snare.

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.Barren land having only a thin coat of grass.

Adverb

Adverb

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A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

1. 1.To a scary extent; scarily.(informal)

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Uncommon

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Rare

Literature

Rare