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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.
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scary

(ˈskɛərɪ) or

scarey

adj, scarier or scariest
1. causing fear or alarm; frightening
2. easily roused to fear; timid
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scar•y

(ˈskɛər i)

adj. scar•i•er, scar•i•est.
1. causing fright or alarm.
2. easily frightened; timid.
[1575–85]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.scary - provoking fear terror; "a scary movie"; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge"
chilling, scarey, shuddery, shivery
alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger
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scary

adjective (Informal) frightening, alarming, terrifying, shocking, chilling, horrifying, intimidating, horrendous, hairy (slang), unnerving, spooky (informal), creepy (informal), hair-raising, spine-chilling, bloodcurdling I think prison is going to be a scary thing for Harry.
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scary

adjective
Causing or able to cause fear:
appalling, dire, direful, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, formidable, frightful, ghastly, redoubtable, terrible, tremendous.
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Translations
strašidelný
skræmmende
pelottava
strašan
ijesztő
怖い
무시무시한
läskigläskigtskrämmande
น่าตกใจ
đáng sợ

scary

[ˈskɛərɪ] ADJ (scarier (compar) (scariest (superl))) [face, house, person, monster] → que da miedo; [moment] → espeluznante
it was really scary → daba verdadero miedo
a scary film → una película de miedo
that's a scary thought → ésa es una idea espeluznante
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

scary

[ˈskɛəri] adj → qui fiche la frousse
It was really scary
BUT C'était vraiment effrayant.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

scary

adj (+er) (inf)
→ unheimlich; film → grus(e)lig (inf); it was pretty scary → da konnte man schon Angst kriegen (inf); that’s a scary thought → das ist ein beängstigender Gedanke
(= nervous) horse, person → schreckhaft; (= easily worried) → ängstlich
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

scary

[ˈskɛərɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) → che fa paura
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

scary

→ مُخِيف strašidelný skræmmende gruselig τρομακτικός espeluznante pelottava effrayant strašan spaventoso 怖い 무시무시한 eng skremmende budzący strach assustador страшный skrämmande น่าตกใจ korkutucu đáng sợ 引起惊慌的
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