Usually means: Frightening, causing fear or alarm.
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  1. scarey: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. scarey: Merriam-Webster
  3. scarey: Collins English Dictionary
  4. scarey: Vocabulary.com
  5. Scarey, scarey: Wordnik
  6. scarey: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. scarey: Wiktionary
  8. scarey: Dictionary.com
  9. scarey: Rhymezone
  10. scarey: FreeDictionary.org
  11. scarey: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. scarey: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. scarey: Encyclopedia

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  1. Scarey: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Scarey)

▸ adjective:  Dated form of scary. [(now chiefly informal) Causing fear or anxiety]

Similar:
alarming, chilling, scary, shivery, shuddery, freaky, weird, stupid, funny, creepy, more...

Opposite:
safe, calm, comfortable, relaxing, peaceful

Types:
spooky, eerie, creepy, scary, chilling, hair-raising, bloodcurdling, horrifying, more...



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Similar:
alarming, chilling, scary, shivery, shuddery, freaky, weird, stupid, funny, creepy, more...

Opposite:
safe, calm, comfortable, relaxing, peaceful

Types:
spooky, eerie, creepy, scary, chilling, hair-raising, bloodcurdling, horrifying, more...



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