Meaning & use

scarey

adjective·Everyday

A nonstandard spelling of scary, describing something that causes fear or alarm.

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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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