scary Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite provoking fear terror
    shivery; shuddery; chilling; scarey.
    • a scary movie
    • the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge

WordNet

Sca"ry noun
Etymology
Prov. E. scare scraggy.
Definitions
  1. Barren land having only a thin coat of grass. Prov. Eng.
Scar"y adjective
Etymology
From Scare.
Definitions
  1. Subject to sudden alarm. Colloq.U.S. Whittier.
  2. Causing fright; alarming. Colloq.U.S.

Webster 1913