What does it mean when someone describes a person as "scary"?
I was talking to an instructor and she described one of her students as " too scary " when she gave a presentation.
What could she mean by saying that? I felt a bit awkward when I wanted to ask her about that so I decided not to do so.

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What does it mean when someone describes a person as "scary"?
I was talking to an instructor and she described one of her students as " too scary " when she gave a presentation. 
What could she mean by saying that? I felt a bit awkward when I wanted to ask her about that so I decided not to do so.

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In this context it probably meant intimidating.

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She probably meant something like maybe "off putting" "overly forward" "intimidating" or that she didn't feel comfortable with the student.