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spookier

  • comparative
    of spooky.
    spooky
    adjective
    like or befitting a spook or ghost; suggestive of spooks.

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At the time, Imagineering wanted to update a relatively “common” chandelier with a spookier, spider web-inspired look.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025

But something makes the newly discovered species even spookier.

From New York Times ● May 12, 2023

While Ortega wore a bright pink Valentino dress to last year's Met Gala, this year she went with a distinctly spookier and more gothic vibe.

From BBC ● May 2, 2023

The YouTube videos tend to be shorter and spookier, while the podcast episodes are more in-depth and cover true crime stories.

From The Verge ● Jul. 28, 2022

The trees draped in Spanish moss were even spookier, the brambly bushes thicker, the hairy vines more twisted.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter