spooky

[spoo-kee]

adjective

Informal.

spookier, spookiest 

1. like or befitting a spook or ghost; suggestive of spooks.

2. eerie; scary.

3. (especially of horses) nervous; skittish.

ˈspooky

/ ˈspuːkɪ /

adjective

1. ghostly or eerie

   a spooky house

2. resembling or appropriate to a ghost

3. easily frightened; highly strung

Other Word Forms

• spookily adverb
• spookiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of spooky¹

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; spook + -y ¹

Example Sentences

She was merely using an expression that means to get a sudden and unpleasantly spooky feeling.

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She had recently used all her savings to pay for the services of Madame Ionesco, a Gypsy soothsayer of spooky reputation.

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Cassiopeia was adding more lines to her Poe poem, while Beowulf helpfully drew page after page of spooky ravens to inspire her.

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And perfectly in time for Halloween, they captured a spooky, red-glowing nebula that looks just like a bat signal shining across the universe!

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In recent years they have expanded from the house to the neighbouring path, where they created a spooky tunnel for residents to walk through.

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Related Words

• chilling 
• creepy 
• eerie 
• ghostly 
• mysterious 
• ominous 
• scary 
• supernatural 
• uncanny 
• weird