adjective
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ghostly or eerie
a spooky house
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resembling or appropriate to a ghost
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easily frightened; highly strung
Other Word Forms
- spookily adverb
- spookiness noun
Etymology
Origin of spooky
Example Sentences
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Ghosts, the Bafta-nominated TV comedy about a young couple who inerit a crumbling mansion with spooky inhabitants, is being made into a feature film.
From BBC
James said living in the East Nuek of Fife had also influenced the game's premise of a "spooky mystery happening in this small sedate seaside town".
From BBC
“I don’t think I’d better do any driving. Papa lets me drive our old mules once in a while but I don’t know about driving these mares. They’re kinda spooky, you know.”
From Literature
And if all of this metadata wasn’t spooky enough, here’s a quick reminder as to who contested the Super Bowl in 2015: The New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks.
From Barron's
It’s spooky being out here by myself—every time a car passes, I jump a little.
From Literature
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