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- awesomeness
- bloodcurdling
- frightening
- frighteningly
- intimidating
- intimidatingly
- scarifyingly
- terrifyingly
- traumatically
- white-knuckle
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Definition of spooky
- fiddle-footed
- high-strung
- hyperactive
- hyperexcitable
- hyperkinetic
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1854, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Spooky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spooky. Accessed 17 Oct. 2023.
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like or befitting a spook or ghost; suggestive of spooks .
eerie; scary.
(especially of horses) nervous; skittish.
Origin of spooky
Other words from spooky.
- spook·i·ly, adverb
- spook·i·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for spooky
/ ( ˈspuːkɪ ) /
ghostly or eerie : a spooky house
resembling or appropriate to a ghost
US easily frightened; highly strung
Derived forms of spooky
- spookily , adverb
- spookiness , noun
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spook•y
- atmospherics
- frightening
- intimidating
- spine-chilling
- sponsorship
- spontaneity
- spontaneous
- spontaneous abortion
- spontaneous combustion
- spontaneous generation
- spontaneous recovery
- spontaneous remission
- spontaneously
- spontaneousness
- Spool stand
- spoon bread
- Spoon holder
- spoon mustard
- spoonbill catfish
- Spoon-billed
- Spoonbilled widgeon
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Definition of spooky adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
- 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.
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spooky in British English · 1. ghostly or eerie. a spooky house · 2. resembling or appropriate to a ghost · 3. US.
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The meaning of SPOOKY is strange, unsettling, or frightening in a way that suggests the supernatural : eerie, uncanny; sometimes
spooky · like or befitting a spook or ghost; suggestive of spooks. · eerie; scary.
adjectivespookier or spookiest informal. ghostly or eerie: a spooky house.
This informal adjective is perfect for talking about things that make you feel afraid or deeply uneasy. Haunted houses are spooky, and the sound of quiet
1. Suggestive of ghosts or spirits, especially in being eerie or disturbing: a spooky attic. 2. Easily startled; skittish: a
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishspookyspook‧y /ˈspuːki/ adjective informal GHOSTstrange or frightening in a way that makes you think of
Definition of spooky adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes
spookier; spookiest. Britannica Dictionary definition of SPOOKY. [also more spooky; most spooky]. : strange and
Of, like, or suggesting a spook or spooks; weird; eerie. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.