In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
chilling, scary, shivery, shuddery
(adjective) provoking fear terror; “a scary movie”; “the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
scary (comparative scarier, superlative scariest)
(now chiefly, informal) Causing or able to cause fright.
Synonyms: frightening, hair-raising, petrifying, terrifying, Thesaurus:frightening
(informal) Uncannily striking or surprising.
(US, colloquial) Subject to sudden alarm; easily frightened.
Synonyms: nervous, jumpy
scary
Barren land having only a thin coat of grass.
• -crasy, Carys, Crays, carsy, crays, scray
Source: Wiktionary
Sca"ry, n. Etym: [Prov. E. scare scraggy.]
Definition: Barren land having only a thin coat of grass. [Prov. Eng.]
Scar"y, a. Etym: [From Scare.]
1. Subject to sudden alarm. [Colloq.U.S.] Whittier.
2. Causing fright; alarming. [Colloq.U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.