scary

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Adjective scary has 1 sense

chilling, scarey, scary, shivery, shuddery - so scary as to cause chills and shudders; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge"
Antonym: unalarming (indirect, via alarming)

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scary

adjective

1. causing fear or fright; terrifying.

Example sentence: The haunted house was too scary for the children to enter.

noun

1. something that is frightening or causes fear.

Example sentence: I love watching horror movies because I enjoy a good scare.

adverb

1. in a manner that is causing fear or alarm.

Example sentence: She screamed scary loud when she saw the spider crawling towards her.