- scarily
- adverb see scary
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
scarily
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scarily — (adv.) 1845, timidly; 1967, unnervingly; see SCARY (Cf. scary) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
scarily — scary ► ADJECTIVE (scarier, scariest) informal ▪ frightening; causing fear. DERIVATIVES scarily adverb … English terms dictionary
scarily — See scary. * * * … Universalium
scarily — adverb In a scary manner … Wiktionary
scarily — scar·i·ly … English syllables
scarily — See: scary … English dictionary
scarily — adverb in an alarming manner the disturbing thing about the Minister s behavior is that far from being artificial, it too often rings frighteningly true • Syn: ↑frighteningly • Derived from adjective: ↑scary, ↑frightening (for: ↑frighteningly) … Useful english dictionary
scary — [[t]ske͟əri[/t]] scarier, scariest ADJ GRADED Something that is scary is rather frightening. [INFORMAL] I think prison is going to be a scary thing for Harry... There s something very scary about him... We watched scary movies. Derived words:… … English dictionary
frighteningly — adverb in an alarming manner the disturbing thing about the Minister s behavior is that far from being artificial, it too often rings frighteningly true • Syn: ↑scarily • Derived from adjective: ↑scary (for: ↑scarily), ↑frightening … Useful english dictionary
scary — adjective (scarier; est) Date: 1582 1. causing fright ; alarming < a scary story > 2. easily scared ; timid 3. feeling alarm or fright ; frightened • scarily adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
