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scar⋅y

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

Origin:
1575–85; scare + -y 1
scar·y   (skâr'ē)   
adj.   scar·i·er, scar·i·est
  1. Causing fright or alarm.
  2. Easily scared; very timid.
scar'i·ly adv., scar'i·ness n.

Scary

Sca"ry\, n. [Prov. E. scare scraggy.] Barren land having only a thin coat of grass. [Prov. Eng.]

Scary

Scar"y\, a. [From Scare.]

1. Subject to sudden alarm. [Colloq. U. S.] --Whittier.

2. Causing fright; alarming. [Colloq. U. S.]
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