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adjective

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1. Causing or able to cause fright.

   Example: She was hiding behind her pillow during the scary parts of the film.

   Synonyms:frighteninghair-raisingpetrifyingterrifying

2. Uncannily striking or surprising.

   Example: Linda changed her hair, and it’s scary how much she looks like her mother.

3. Subject to sudden alarm; easily frightened.

   Synonyms:jumpynervous