provoking fear terror; "a scary movie"; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge"
scary
How to use scary in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for scary.
Editorial note
What a scary thought. Good thing it's not true.
Quick take
provoking fear terror; "a scary movie"; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge"
Meaning at a glance
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for scary.
adjective
provoking fear terror; "a scary movie"; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge"
Example sentences
What a scary thought. Good thing it's not true.
Makes it a bit less scary. I think this is called burying the lede.
That's awesome and scary at the same time.
It's scary what you can do with machine translation these days...
So, if you thought Orwell was scary, say hello to Kafka now.
I know how scary it is. I know how you feel like you're the only person in the world who has felt the way you do.
Lots of people in this thread are talking about this being scary for authors. When I was a kid, I got to read a ton of books any time I wanted.
This woman really feels like her office's actions were justified, and that's the scary part. You get a sense of what Aaron was up against.
It's scary because this mob has global reach, unlimited power, but isn't always right.
It's scary. And the worst thing is -- American people got so used to the idea of living in a free country, that they do not even admit the thought that things are going the wrong way.
Can you not accept that Jobs was a great leader who didn't deserve to die, but that he left a scary, proprietary footprint all over the mobile and tablet space?" I'm not glad he's dead, but I'm glad he's gone."
Now, if the police helicopters were replaced by drones, that would be scary. Imagine if they were replaced by drones operated by another country.
But the experience was still stressful and scary. Many commenters vilified me because they assumed her information was true.
In conclusion - Groupon's filing isn't scary because IPO's are hard. Groupon's filing is scary because they were a little TOO creative with their math and they've done some undesirable things with their cash in the last 6 months.
But after I moved to SF, I found myself in Oakland for a party and sure enough, with a couple friends, I got myself mugged at gunpoint by three scary-looking local gangsters. The scary part, though, is the cops' handling of the situation.
The thing that makes Singaporification scary is that it works. The scariest dystopias are not hideous hellscapes where nobody would want to live, as those tend to self-destruct or at best persist in tiny enclaves and never catch on.
For someone who is new to project management, for example, the fancy programs with every feature and option are confusing and scary. Products like Basecamp are beautiful for these users.
This is a both a hugely motivating and hugely scary thing, its motivating because you don't have to ask "what do I do now?" the direction just falls out of where you are vs where you are trying to go. It is scary because you can find you're goal isn't compatible with any of the company's goals.
Being one of the first to deploy a new programming language into production is scary, and keeping up with the rapid changes was painful at times, but I'm extremely impressed with the Rust team's dedication to simplifying the language. It's much easier to pick up today than it was 6 months ago.
Analogies to bitcoin being similar to the internet in the mid nineties; its scary but overall good. The lawyer from the bitcoin foundation is really driving home the idea that the main problem right now is that bankers are too scared to give bitcoin business bank accounts.
You don't need a couple thousand -- in fact, the very idea of borrowing that much is really scary to you, because you're pretty sure that if somebody gave you that much money you'd mess up with it, just like you always do, and then you'd owe a lot of money that you'd have no way of paying back. But the representative tries to get you a couple thousand dollars for a car anyway.
But if I were running the iOS show at Apple, I'd probably be worried about this development: if the visual presence of the OS disappears entirely from apps, it becomes that much less scary to pick up an Android phone because the apps won't look any different there.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use scary in a sentence?
What a scary thought. Good thing it's not true.
What does scary mean?
provoking fear terror; "a scary movie"; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge"
What part of speech is scary?
scary is commonly used as adjective.