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scary

[skair-ee]

adjective

scarier, scariest 
  1. causing fright or alarm.

  2. easily frightened; timid.



scary

/ ˈɛəɪ /

adjective

  1. causing fear or alarm; frightening

  2. easily roused to fear; timid

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of scary1

First recorded in 1575–85; scare + -y 1
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“Even though he has permission to be here … it’s scary, and I wasn’t even letting him go to work,” Jennifer said.

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He added: “It’s just scary, walking while brown, walking while dirty, coming home from work, there’s a high chance you might get picked up.”

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“She has family that this is a really scary time for.”

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Brown man allegedly lunging is the new Black man driving — scary enough that any response is justified.

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“It’s scary because you never know when it’s going to happen.”

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