scary (redirected from scariness)

scar·y  (skâr)

adj. scar·i·er, scar·i·est

1. Causing fright or alarm.

2. Easily scared; very timid.

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scari·ly adv.

scari·ness n.

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scary [ˈskɛərɪ]

adj scarier, scariest Informal

1. causing fear or alarm; frightening

2. easily roused to fear; timid

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

scary - provoking fear terror; "a scary movie"; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge" chilling, scarey, shuddery, shivery alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger

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scary

adjective (Informal) frightening, alarming, terrifying, shocking, chilling, horrifying, intimidating, horrendous, hairy (slang), unnerving, spooky (informal), creepy (informal), hair-raising, spine-chilling, bloodcurdling I think prison is going to be a scary thing for Harry.

Translations

scary [ˈskɛərɪ] ADJ (scarier (compar) (scariest (superl))) [face, house, person, monster] → que da miedo; [moment] → espeluznante
it was really scary → daba verdadero miedo
a scary film → una película de miedo
that's a scary thought → ésa es una idea espeluznante

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scary [ˈskɛəri] adj → qui fiche la frousse >
It was really scary
BUT C'était vraiment effrayant.

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scary

adj (+er) (inf)

→ unheimlich; film → grus(e)lig (inf); it was pretty scary → da konnte man schon Angst kriegen (inf); that’s a scary thought → das ist ein beängstigender Gedanke

(= nervous) horse, person → schreckhaft; (= easily worried) → ängstlich

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scary [ˈskɛərɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) → che fa paura

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scary → مخيف strašidelný skræmmende gruselig τρομακτικός espeluznante pelottava effrayant strašan spaventoso 怖い 무시무시한 eng skremmende budzący strach assustador страшный skrämmande น่าตกใจ korkutucu đáng sợ 引起惊慌的