Awful and Scary

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Awful

Awful adjective - Extremely disturbing or repellent.

Usage example: spare me the awful details of the murder

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Scary and awful are semantically related in terrible topic. In some cases you can use "Scary" instead an adjective "Awful", when it comes to topics like horrid.

Nearby Word: awfully

Scary

Scary adjective - Causing fear.

Usage example: a scary movie that gave the child nightmares for weeks afterwards

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Awful and scary are semantically related in terrible topic. Sometimes you can use "Awful" instead an adjective "Scary", if it concerns topics such as horrid.

Nearby Words: scare, scar, scared, scaring

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Martin tries to join in but confuses the lyrics, singing "awful facts about the scary hippopotamus" (instead of "cheerful facts about the square of the hypotenuse").

Source: Major General Song
Unjust punishment, scary-ass imagery, lots of Tear Jerkers, and an awful lot of sex.

Source: Myth / Celtic Mythology
Ever since then, there have been an awful lot of grimdark imitators that make Cupcakes look mundane in comparison (Example: Sweet Apple Massacre) and now some people don't find it as scary.

Source: Seinfeld Is Unfunny / Fan Fiction

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