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Scary

[skair-ee] Origin

scar·y

[skair-ee]
adjective, scar·i·er, scar·i·est.
1.
causing fright or alarm.
2.
easily frightened; timid.

Origin:
1575–85; scare + -y1
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scary (ˈskɛərɪ)
 
adj , scarier, scariest
1.  causing fear or alarm; frightening
2.  easily roused to fear; timid

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Word Origin & History

scary
1580s, from scare + -y (2).
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scary definition


  1. mod.
    [of women] ugly. : Why do I always end up with a scary woman?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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