Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗To a scary extent; scarily.
Causing fear or anxiety · Uncannily striking or surprising. · Subject to sudden alarm; easily frightened.
Etymology tree English scare Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English scary From scare + -y.
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