Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Scary /skâr'ē/ · Sca·ry · IPA /ˈskɛə.ɹi/ n. a. 01 n. Barren land having only a thin coat of grass. 1. Barren land having only a thin coat of grass.[Prov. Eng.] 02 a. Subject to sudden alarm. 1. Subject to sudden alarm.[Colloq. U. S.] 2. Causing fright; alarming.[Colloq. U. S.]