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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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Overall, what was most surprising about riding in a Zoox for the first time was how inviting the experience was versus being scary and off-putting.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 11 May 2026
The roles taken by Burić, the grumpy coach, Romeo, who plays a scary janitor, and Löwensohn, who is the academy’s strict yet maternal manager, allowed Chryssos to toy with sports world tropes.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 May 2026
Honestly, until The Suite Life, comedy was sort of really scary for me.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2026
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 15 May. 2026.
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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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