varying from its root careful as being caused more from an emotion of fear or being scared
Her text message to him was scarefully constructed when she received his carefully worded divorce proposal.
The art of exercising caution while frightened out of one's wits.
If you're going down to the old boathouse armed only with a torch at this time of night to investigate the strange goings-on, unexplained disappearances, and terrifying noises, then just make sure you're scareful.
being so scared that you’re careful
Charmaine had a meeting with her boss so she was extra scareful
The quite frankly appallingly unkempt thatch of vaginal foliage which 'welcomes' an unfortunate traveller to the NEVER-EVER Regions of the female anatomy.
"....Let it be said that whilst Viscount Greaves III was well documented as the pioneer of Wokingham's industrial revolution and also noted in society as at the forefront of 19th Century liberal Reform, he did indeed drop a bollock when he uncharacteristically turned a blind eye to the hideous crop of Pubic Scare which punctuated Baroness Felonia's staff entrance. However this turned out to be the least of his worries, as he found out rather too late that Baroness Felonia's real name was Dênnis and 'she' had a penchant for 'Pâtisserie D'Orreilles' (See Aural Sex , 'Hearing Aids') ...
That was the last anyone heard of Viscount Greaves III..."
From 'Nose Sex Please - We're British! - A History Of High Profile British Sexual Blunders from 1745-1994 " By Someone in Ealing who wishes to remain anonymous
It means your scared to do something because it can backfire on you: if you stretch a ruler/measuring tape you don’t want to let go of it because your scared it will backfire to fast and hit your hand.
When free diving into the pool I was scared to stretch the ruler and didn’t jump.
When you get scared shit-less, it literally scared the shit out of you.
Pacifica: you got so scared during that movie.
Tom: of course i did! It was terrifying! That movie scared the shit outta me!
I had to tell my wife last night to hurry up on the toilet. If the turtle didn't go for freedom now then I'd be scaring The Turtle back up there later.