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scar⋅y

  [skair-ee]
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–adjective, scar⋅i⋅er, scar⋅i⋅est.
1. causing fright or alarm.
2. easily frightened; timid.
Origin:
1575–85; scare + -y 1
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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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scary

  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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