'Scary' definitions:
Definition of 'scary'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Scary'
From: GCIDE
- Scary \Sca"ry\, n. [Prov. E. scare scraggy.] Barren land having only a thin coat of grass. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Scary'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'scary'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aghast,
- alarming,
- anxious,
- awing,
- bashful,
- chilling,
- cowardly,
- crawly,
- creepy,
- daunting,
- deterrent,
- deterring,
- diffident,
- disconcerting,
- discouraging,
- disheartening,
- dismaying,
- disquieting,
- eerie,
- fear-inspiring,
- fearful,
- fearing,
- fearsome,
- frightened,
- frightening,
- frightful,
- goosy,
- hair-raising,
- horrendous,
- horrible,
- horrid,
- horrifying,
- in fear,
- intimidating,
- jumpy,
- mousy,
- nervous,
- overawing,
- rabbity,
- scared,
- scaring,
- shaky,
- shivery,
- shrinking,
- shy,
- skittery,
- skittish,
- spine-chilling,
- spooky,
- startling,
- startlish,
- terrified,
- terrifying,
- timid,
- timorous,
- trembling,
- tremulous,
- trepidant,
- trigger-happy