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Definition of Scarey
1. Adjective. Provoking fear terror. "The most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge"
Similar to: Alarming
Derivative terms: Scare, Scare, Shiver, Shudder
Definition of Scarey
1. Adjective. (dated form of scary) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scarey
1. scary [adj SCARIER, SCARIEST] - See also: scary
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scarey
Literary usage of Scarey
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"General Lee was ordered to the command of the Department of South Carolina,
Georgia and Florida. See WEST VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN OF 1861; scarey CREEK; ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"General Lee was ordered to the command of the Department of South Carolina,
Georgia and Florida. See WEST VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN OF 1861 ; scarey CREEK ; CAMP ..."
3. Two Years in the Jungle: The Experiences of a Hunter and Naturalist in India by William Temple Hornaday (1885)
"The Charge of a Dangerous Animal.— Fooling around a Baby Elephant—Charge of an
Infuriated Female.—A Grand but " scarey " Sight—Repelling the Charge. ..."
4. History of West Virginia by Virgil Anson Lewis (1887)
"... al scarey Creek—Surprise at Kennedy's Hill and Dentil of Major Hall—Skirmish
at 1'ore's Hill—Battle of ..."
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