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- Scary Sca"ry, n. [Prov. E. scare scraggy.] Barren land having only a thin coat of grass. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
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Scary — may refer to:*Scary (Middle earth), a village in the Shire from J. R. R. Tolkien s The Lord of the Rings People: *Scary Spice, Melanie Brown, English singer, member of Spice Girls *Scary Sherri, Sherri Martel, American professional wrestler *The… … Wikipedia
Scary — «Scary» Canción de Britney Spears Álbum Femme Fatale Grabación 2010 Género Pop … Wikipedia Español
Scary — Scar y, a. [From {Scare}.] 1. Subject to sudden alarm. [Colloq. U. S.] Whittier. [1913 Webster] 2. Causing fright; alarming. [Colloq. U. S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scary — (adj.) also scarey, 1580s, from SCARE (Cf. scare) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Scarier; scariest … Etymology dictionary
scary — [adj] frightening, terrifying alarming, bloodcurdling, chilling, creepy, eerie, hair raising, hairy*, horrendous, horrifying, intimidating, shocking, spine chilling, spooky, unnerving; concepts 529,548 Ant. calming, encouraging, soothing … New thesaurus
scary — ► ADJECTIVE (scarier, scariest) informal ▪ frightening; causing fear. DERIVATIVES scarily adverb … English terms dictionary
scary — [sker′ē] adj. scarier, scariest Informal 1. causing alarm; frightening 2. easily frightened scariness n … English World dictionary
scary — [[t]ske͟əri[/t]] scarier, scariest ADJ GRADED Something that is scary is rather frightening. [INFORMAL] I think prison is going to be a scary thing for Harry... There s something very scary about him... We watched scary movies. Derived words:… … English dictionary
scary — scar|y [ˈskeəri US ˈskeri] adj comparative scarier superlative scariest informal frightening ▪ a scary moment ▪ a scary movie ▪ The book is both scary and funny … Dictionary of contemporary English
scary */ — UK [ˈskeərɪ] / US [ˈskerɪ] adjective Word forms scary : adjective scary comparative scarier superlative scariest making you feel frightened a scary story Derived word: scarily adverb … English dictionary
