SCARY
What does "SCARY" mean?
Causing fear or alarm; frightening.
Meanings
- Frightening or alarming. The basement stairs make a scary creak in the dark.
- Surprisingly impressive or uncannily accurate, used as informal praise. Her memory for names is scary good. informal
Word origin
Formed in English in the 16th century from the verb 'scare' (from Old Norse 'skirra', 'to frighten') plus the adjective suffix '-y'.
Remember it
SCARY is SCAR plus Y - a scar is the mark fear leaves behind.
A little poem
Nothing in the closet-
I checked twice. The scary part
is checking a third time.
tercet
What it teaches
Most scary things shrink the moment you name them out loud.
Quick facts
What does SCARY mean?
Causing fear or alarm; frightening.
Is SCARY a valid word?
Yes — SCARY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SCARY?
SCARY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does SCARY come from?
Formed in English in the 16th century from the verb 'scare' (from Old Norse 'skirra', 'to frighten') plus the adjective suffix '-y'.
What can SCARY teach us?
Most scary things shrink the moment you name them out loud.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.