scarier; scariest
1
: causing fright : alarming
a scary story
3
: feeling alarm or fright : frightened
Examples of scary in a Sentence
a scary movie that gave the child nightmares for weeks afterwards
a scary horse who spooked and kicked at its own shadow
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Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
And then the thing that's scary is that the deal is for 11 years.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The scary moments on a horror film set are not in the filming of it.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
This installment cost $55 million to produce, which will make for some scary-good profit margins.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scary
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“Scary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scary. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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scary
adjective
ˈske(ə)r-ē 
ˈska(ə)r-
scarier; scariest
1
: causing fright : alarming
a scary movie
2
: easily scared : timid
3
: feeling alarm or fright : scared, frightened
scary feeling
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