scary meaning

Definition of scary

1. provoking fear terror
   • a scary movie
   • the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge

   Synonyms: chilling, shivery, shuddery

   Similar: alarming

   Related forms: scare

How to pronounce scary

scary is pronounced /ˈskɛəri/ in British English and /ˈskɛri/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with scary

• bury
• vary
• very
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• merry
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• dairy
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