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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Courtney Cole, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
George Price wasn’t some scary underworld figure.
—Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
Shaheed’s scary film as a returner had given all Seahawks opponents reason to beware.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Reaching the summit of the building and standing at the top was not scary, Honnold said.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Scary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scary. Accessed 28 Jan. 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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