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- Dictionaryspooky/ˈspuːki/
adjective
- 1. sinister or ghostly in a way that causes fear and unease: "I bet this place is really spooky late at night"
- 2. easily frightened; nervous: North American "some horses are more spooky by nature than others"
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The meaning of SPOOKY is strange, unsettling, or frightening in a way that suggests the supernatural : eerie, uncanny; sometimes, specifically : relating to, resembling, or suggesting ghosts or spooks. How to use spooky in a sentence.
adjective. informal uk / ˈspuː.ki / us / ˈspuː.ki / Add to word list. strange and frightening: It was a spooky coincidence. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Describing things that cause fear. awesomely. awesomeness. bloodcurdling. chilling. fearsomely. frighteningly. greasily. imposingly. intimidatingly. scarifyingly. spookily.
Spooky definition: like or befitting a spook or ghost; suggestive of spooks. . See examples of SPOOKY used in a sentence.
Definition of 'spooky' Word Frequency. spooky. (spuːki ) Word forms: comparative spookier , superlative spookiest. adjective. A place that is spooky has a frightening atmosphere, and makes you feel that there are ghosts around. [informal] The whole place has a slightly spooky atmosphere.
strange and frightening synonym creepy. a spooky old house; a spooky atmosphere; I was just thinking about her when she phoned. Spooky! It got a bit spooky when James started telling ghost stories.
Definitions of spooky. adjective. inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening. synonyms: eerie, eery. strange, unusual. being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird. adjective. unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) synonyms: flighty, nervous, skittish. excitable. easily excited.
Define spooky. spooky synonyms, spooky pronunciation, spooky translation, English dictionary definition of spooky. adj. spook·i·er , spook·i·est Informal 1. Suggestive of ghosts or spirits, especially in being eerie or disturbing: a spooky attic. 2. Easily startled;...
