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    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected forms: scarier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, scariest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: scarier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: scariest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Provoking fear terrorplay

    Example:

    the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge

    Synonyms:

    chilling; scary; shivery; shuddery

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    Adjectives

    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)

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