"scary" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈskɛəɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈskɛəɹi/ [General-American], /ˈskɛɹi/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-scary.ogg Forms: scarier [comparative], scariest [superlative]
enPR: skâr'ē [Received-Pronunciation] Rhymes: -ɛəɹi Etymology: From scare + -y. Etymology templates: {{af|en|scare|-y|id2=adjectival}} scare + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} scary (comparative scarier, superlative scariest)
  1. (now chiefly informal) Causing fear or anxiety Tags: informal Categories (topical): Fear Synonyms: frightening, hair-raising, petrifying, terrifying, frightening
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  2. (informal) Uncannily striking or surprising. Tags: informal
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  3. (US, colloquial) Subject to sudden alarm; easily frightened. Tags: US, colloquial Synonyms: nervous, jumpy
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: scarey [dated] Derived forms: scaries, Sunday scaries, scarily, scariness, scarisome, scarysome, scary devil monastery, scary sharp, scary-ass
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

IPA: /ˈskɛəɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈskɛəɹi/ [General-American], /ˈskɛɹi/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-scary.ogg
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  1. (informal) To a scary extent; scarily. Tags: informal, not-comparable Translations (causing fear or anxiety): frikshme (Albanian), አስፈሪ (āsiferī) (Amharic), مُجَفِّل (mujaffil) (Arabic), վախկոտ (vaxkot) (Armenian), qorxulu (Azerbaijani), qorxunc (Azerbaijani), dəhşətli (Azerbaijani), beldurgarria (Basque), стра́шны (strášny) (Belarusian), жахлі́вы (žaxlívy) (Belarusian), ভীতিকর (bhitikor) (Bengali), стра́шен (strášen) (Bulgarian), ကြောက်စရာ (kraukca.ra) (Burmese), espantós (Catalan), 恐怖 (kǒngbù) (Chinese Mandarin), spaventosu (Corsican), pauroso (Corsican), děsivý (Czech), skræmmende (Danish), uhyggelig (Danish), eng (Dutch), timiga (Esperanto), pelottava (Finnish), sinistre (French), terrifiant (French), affreux (French), საშინელი (sašineli) (Georgian), schrecklich (German), furchterregend (German), beängstigend (German), 𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (agisleiks) (Gothic), τρομακτικός (tromaktikós) (Greek), ડરામણી (ḍarāmṇī) (Gujarati), ban tsoro (Hausa), מפחיד (mafkhíd) [masculine] (Hebrew), भयानक (bhayānak) (Hindi), डरावना (ḍarāvnā) (Hindi), भुतहा (bhuthā) (Hindi), ijesztő (Hungarian), félelmetes (Hungarian), skelfilegur (Icelandic), menakutkan (Indonesian), scanrúil (Irish), pauroso (Italian), 怖い (kowai) (alt: こわい) (Japanese), medeni (Javanese), ಹೆದರಿಕೆಯೆ (hedarikeye) (Kannada), қорқынышты (qorqynyşty) (Kazakh), គួរឱ្យខ្លាច (kuor aoy khlach) (Khmer), 공포의 (gongpoui) (Korean), 무섭다 (museopda) (Korean), бирлери коркунучтуу да (birleri korkunuctuu da) (Kyrgyz), terribilis (Latin), metūculōsus (Latin), biedējoši (Latvian), atbaidošs (Latvian), baisu (Lithuanian), страшен (strašen) (Macedonian), mampatahotra (Malagasy), mampahatahotra (Malagasy), hampatahotra (Malagasy), menakutkan (Malay), ഭീതിദമാണ് (bhītidamāṇŭ) (Malayalam), ഭയപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന (bhayappeṭuttunna) (Malayalam), whakamataku (Maori), wehiwehi (Maori), भितीदायक (bhitīdāyak) (Marathi), धडकी भरवणारा (dhaḍkī bharavṇārā) (Marathi), аймшигтай (ajmšigtaj) (Mongolian), Аймшгийн (Ajmšgiin) (Mongolian), डरलाग्दो (ḍarlāgdo) (Nepali), skummel (Norwegian), afæran (Old English), ترسناک (tarsnâk) (Persian), بیمناک (bimnâk) (Persian), straszny (Polish), przerażający [masculine] (Polish), straszliwy (Polish), assustador (Portuguese), ਡਰਾਉਣਾ (ḍarāuṇā) (Punjabi), înfricoșător (Romanian), стра́шный (strášnyj) (Russian), ужа́сный (užásnyj) (Russian), mataʻu (Samoan), taufaafefe (Samoan), भीष्म (bhīṣma) (Sanskrit), eagalach (Scottish Gaelic), страшан [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), strašan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), බය හිතෙන (baya hitena) (Sinhalese), desivý (Slovak), strašen (Slovene), asustador (Spanish), temible (Spanish), espantoso (Spanish), aterrador (Spanish), atemorizador (Spanish), amedrentador [masculine] (Spanish), temeroso (Spanish), inatisha (Swahili), läskig (Swedish), nakatatakot (Tagalog), katakot-takot (Tagalog), тарсовар (tarsovar) (Tajik), பயங்கரமான (payaṅkaramāṉa) (Tamil), భయానకంగా (bhayānakaṅgā) (Telugu), భయపెట్టాడు (bhayapeṭṭāḍu) (Telugu), น่ากลัว (nâa-gluua) (Thai), korkunç (Turkish), gorkunç (Turkmen), страшни́й (strašnýj) (Ukrainian), жахли́вий (žaxlývyj) (Ukrainian), qo'rqinchli (Uzbek), đáng sợ (Vietnamese), brawychus (Welsh), eyoyikisayo (Xhosa), סקערי (skeri) (Yiddish)
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Synonyms: scarey [dated]
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: From dialectal English scare (“scraggy”). Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} scary
  1. Barren land having only a thin coat of grass.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: scarey [dated]
Etymology number: 2

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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2010, Peter Corris, Torn Apart, Allen and Unwin, page 117:",
          "text": "At 199 centimetres and a hundred kilos going up, he was scary big and he found work as a bouncer and enforcer[.]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2020, S. Clarence Dodge, Beyond Blood: Inside the Mind of an Anesthesiologist, Xlibris Corporation:",
          "text": "[T]he main reason I don't want to give her a GA is she's so scary fat!",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "To a scary extent; scarily."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "extent",
          "extent"
        ],
        [
          "scarily",
          "scarily"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) To a scary extent; scarily."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "not-comparable"
      ],
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        {
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "frikshme"
        },
        {
          "code": "am",
          "lang": "Amharic",
          "roman": "āsiferī",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "አስፈሪ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "mujaffil",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "مُجَفِّل"
        },
        {
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "vaxkot",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "վախկոտ"
        },
        {
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "qorxulu"
        },
        {
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "qorxunc"
        },
        {
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "dəhşətli"
        },
        {
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "beldurgarria"
        },
        {
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "strášny",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "стра́шны"
        },
        {
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "žaxlívy",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "жахлі́вы"
        },
        {
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "bhitikor",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "ভীতিকর"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "strášen",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "стра́шен"
        },
        {
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "kraukca.ra",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "ကြောက်စရာ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "espantós"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "kǒngbù",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "恐怖"
        },
        {
          "code": "co",
          "lang": "Corsican",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "spaventosu"
        },
        {
          "code": "co",
          "lang": "Corsican",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "pauroso"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "děsivý"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "skræmmende"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "uhyggelig"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "eng"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "timiga"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "pelottava"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "sinistre"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "terrifiant"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "affreux"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "sašineli",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "საშინელი"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "schrecklich"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "furchterregend"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "beängstigend"
        },
        {
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "agisleiks",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "tromaktikós",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "τρομακτικός"
        },
        {
          "code": "gu",
          "lang": "Gujarati",
          "roman": "ḍarāmṇī",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "ડરામણી"
        },
        {
          "code": "ha",
          "lang": "Hausa",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "ban tsoro"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "mafkhíd",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "מפחיד"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "bhayānak",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "भयानक"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "ḍarāvnā",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "डरावना"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "bhuthā",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "भुतहा"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "ijesztő"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "félelmetes"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "skelfilegur"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "menakutkan"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "scanrúil"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "pauroso"
        },
        {
          "alt": "こわい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kowai",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "怖い"
        },
        {
          "code": "jv",
          "lang": "Javanese",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "medeni"
        },
        {
          "code": "kn",
          "lang": "Kannada",
          "roman": "hedarikeye",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "ಹೆದರಿಕೆಯೆ"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "qorqynyşty",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "қорқынышты"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "kuor aoy khlach",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "គួរឱ្យខ្លាច"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gongpoui",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "공포의"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "museopda",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "무섭다"
        },
        {
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "birleri korkunuctuu da",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "бирлери коркунучтуу да"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "terribilis"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "metūculōsus"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "biedējoši"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "atbaidošs"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "baisu"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "strašen",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "страшен"
        },
        {
          "code": "mg",
          "lang": "Malagasy",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "mampatahotra"
        },
        {
          "code": "mg",
          "lang": "Malagasy",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "mampahatahotra"
        },
        {
          "code": "mg",
          "lang": "Malagasy",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "hampatahotra"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "menakutkan"
        },
        {
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "bhītidamāṇŭ",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "ഭീതിദമാണ്"
        },
        {
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "bhayappeṭuttunna",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "ഭയപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "whakamataku"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "wehiwehi"
        },
        {
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "bhitīdāyak",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "भितीदायक"
        },
        {
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "dhaḍkī bharavṇārā",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "धडकी भरवणारा"
        },
        {
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "ajmšigtaj",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "аймшигтай"
        },
        {
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "Ajmšgiin",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "Аймшгийн"
        },
        {
          "code": "ne",
          "lang": "Nepali",
          "roman": "ḍarlāgdo",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "डरलाग्दो"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "skummel"
        },
        {
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "afæran"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "tarsnâk",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "ترسناک"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "bimnâk",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "بیمناک"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "straszny"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "przerażający"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "straszliwy"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "assustador"
        },
        {
          "code": "pa",
          "lang": "Punjabi",
          "roman": "ḍarāuṇā",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "ਡਰਾਉਣਾ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "înfricoșător"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "strášnyj",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "стра́шный"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "užásnyj",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "ужа́сный"
        },
        {
          "code": "sm",
          "lang": "Samoan",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "mataʻu"
        },
        {
          "code": "sm",
          "lang": "Samoan",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "taufaafefe"
        },
        {
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "bhīṣma",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "भीष्म"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "eagalach"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "страшан"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "strašan"
        },
        {
          "code": "si",
          "lang": "Sinhalese",
          "roman": "baya hitena",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "බය හිතෙන"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "desivý"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "strašen"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "asustador"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "temible"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "espantoso"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "aterrador"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "atemorizador"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "amedrentador"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "temeroso"
        },
        {
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "inatisha"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "läskig"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "nakatatakot"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "katakot-takot"
        },
        {
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "tarsovar",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "тарсовар"
        },
        {
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "payaṅkaramāṉa",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "பயங்கரமான"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "bhayānakaṅgā",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "భయానకంగా"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "bhayapeṭṭāḍu",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "భయపెట్టాడు"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "nâa-gluua",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "น่ากลัว"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "korkunç"
        },
        {
          "code": "tk",
          "lang": "Turkmen",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "gorkunç"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "strašnýj",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "страшни́й"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "žaxlývyj",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "жахли́вий"
        },
        {
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "qo'rqinchli"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "đáng sợ"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "brawychus"
        },
        {
          "code": "xh",
          "lang": "Xhosa",
          "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
          "word": "eyoyikisayo"
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      "roman": "sašineli",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "საშინელი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "schrecklich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "furchterregend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "beängstigend"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "agisleiks",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "tromaktikós",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "τρομακτικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "ḍarāmṇī",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "ડરામણી"
    },
    {
      "code": "ha",
      "lang": "Hausa",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "ban tsoro"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "mafkhíd",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מפחיד"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "bhayānak",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "भयानक"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ḍarāvnā",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "डरावना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "bhuthā",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "भुतहा"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "ijesztő"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "félelmetes"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "skelfilegur"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "menakutkan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "scanrúil"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "pauroso"
    },
    {
      "alt": "こわい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kowai",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "怖い"
    },
    {
      "code": "jv",
      "lang": "Javanese",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "medeni"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "hedarikeye",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "ಹೆದರಿಕೆಯೆ"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "qorqynyşty",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "қорқынышты"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "kuor aoy khlach",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "គួរឱ្យខ្លាច"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gongpoui",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "공포의"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "museopda",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "무섭다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "birleri korkunuctuu da",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "бирлери коркунучтуу да"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "terribilis"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "metūculōsus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "biedējoši"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "atbaidošs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "baisu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "strašen",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "страшен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mg",
      "lang": "Malagasy",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "mampatahotra"
    },
    {
      "code": "mg",
      "lang": "Malagasy",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "mampahatahotra"
    },
    {
      "code": "mg",
      "lang": "Malagasy",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "hampatahotra"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "menakutkan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "bhītidamāṇŭ",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "ഭീതിദമാണ്"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "bhayappeṭuttunna",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "ഭയപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "whakamataku"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "wehiwehi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "bhitīdāyak",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "भितीदायक"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "dhaḍkī bharavṇārā",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "धडकी भरवणारा"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "ajmšigtaj",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "аймшигтай"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "Ajmšgiin",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "Аймшгийн"
    },
    {
      "code": "ne",
      "lang": "Nepali",
      "roman": "ḍarlāgdo",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "डरलाग्दो"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "skummel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "afæran"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "tarsnâk",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "ترسناک"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "bimnâk",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "بیمناک"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "straszny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "przerażający"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "straszliwy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "assustador"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "ḍarāuṇā",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "ਡਰਾਉਣਾ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "înfricoșător"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "strášnyj",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "стра́шный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "užásnyj",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "ужа́сный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sm",
      "lang": "Samoan",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "mataʻu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sm",
      "lang": "Samoan",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "taufaafefe"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "bhīṣma",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "भीष्म"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "eagalach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "страшан"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "strašan"
    },
    {
      "code": "si",
      "lang": "Sinhalese",
      "roman": "baya hitena",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "බය හිතෙන"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "desivý"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "strašen"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "asustador"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "temible"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "espantoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "aterrador"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "atemorizador"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amedrentador"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "temeroso"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "inatisha"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "läskig"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "nakatatakot"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "katakot-takot"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "tarsovar",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "тарсовар"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "payaṅkaramāṉa",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "பயங்கரமான"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "bhayānakaṅgā",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "భయానకంగా"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "bhayapeṭṭāḍu",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "భయపెట్టాడు"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "nâa-gluua",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "น่ากลัว"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "korkunç"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "gorkunç"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "strašnýj",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "страшни́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "žaxlývyj",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "жахли́вий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "qo'rqinchli"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "đáng sợ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "brawychus"
    },
    {
      "code": "xh",
      "lang": "Xhosa",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "eyoyikisayo"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "skeri",
      "sense": "causing fear or anxiety",
      "word": "סקערי"
    }
  ],
  "word": "scary"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English nouns with unknown or uncertain plurals",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "en:Fear"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "From dialectal English scare (“scraggy”).",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "?"
      },
      "expansion": "scary",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Barren land having only a thin coat of grass."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ],
      "word": "scarey"
    }
  ],
  "word": "scary"
}

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