Meaning & use
scarey
A nonstandard spelling of scary, describing something that causes fear or alarm.
See it in a sentence
Some horror movie posters look scarey enough to give younger viewers nightmares.
Online spell checkers often flag scarey and suggest the standard form scary instead.
A note on using this word
Scarey is a common misspelling; scary is the standard form in edited writing.
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