Adjective: scared
Comparison Forms
Synthetic
| Comparative | scareder |
| Superlative | scaredest |
Perifrastic
| Comparative | more scared |
| Superlative | most scared |
Sample Sentences
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I’m scared I’ll miss the train.
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I got scared silly.
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The child was really scared of the dark.
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Residents of Sihu Township in the central county of Yunlin were left scared and angry after hundreds of dead geese were found dumped in an irrigation channel Tuesday, inciting a minor panic as avian flu continues to spread throughout the country. [2015 January 13, “Hundreds of geese carcasses dumped in Yunlin amid bird flu scares”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2024, Society:]
Adjectives inflected like scared
wholsom,
seldom,
scared,
solemn,
silent,
beloved,
uptight,
perfect,
useless,
up-tight,
selfish,
distinct,
discreet,
Dutch,
reckless,
bumfuck,
worthless,
slender,
faithfull,
shallow, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
From scare + -ed.