Feeling fear; afraid, frightened.

simple past tense and past participle of scare

A minor fright. / A cause of slight terror; something that inspires fear or dread. / A device or object used to frighten.

To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.

lean; scanty

plural of scare

present participle of scare

Full of scare.

(literally) scared to the point of being unable to move, or (figuratively) very scared.

(idiomatic, vulgar, slang) Very frightened, terrified.