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- noun The property of being
scary .
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Examples
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I guess it just goes to show that scariness is all in the presentation.
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Now I do want to add a caveat to all that scariness, which is that some people would disagree with the way that this study was done.
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The name comes from the wonderful views, not the scariness, which is very minimal.
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Nick Burton, Kinect development director at Rare, says Kinect's hands-free approach to gaming removes the "scariness" that modern "convoluted" controllers have.
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Rare: Kinect removes 'scariness' that controllers have
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These statements are always shallow and show a sort of "scariness" that one party will recruit the other members.
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Awesome - When the film orients around imagination it can go either way - like a kid story and its kinda cheesey and predictable - or - a duality of good/evil, light/darkness, where it kind of gives that 'scariness' of death or insanity that the range of imagination can create - similar to how you might have felt after the neverending story - all mystified and shit
First Look: Gilliam's Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Featurette « FirstShowing.net 2008
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For me, long ago, I was able to consider that the scariness associated with considering another viewpoint was possibly not a warning from God/Jesus/The Holy Spirit.
Amazing Thread v.2.0 2009
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The quality of a villain usually depends on his style, competence and scariness.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » 2009 » July » 17 2009
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I found the characters uncompelling; Jen found the lack of depth unsatisfying; Rick liked its scariness; and you liked the progressive reveleation.
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