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Irregular inflected forms: scarier , scariest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge
Synonyms:
chilling; scary; shivery; shuddery
Classified under:
Similar:
alarming (frightening because of an awareness of danger)
Derivation:
scare (a sudden attack of fear)
scare (sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events)