spooky
adjective, spook·i·er, spook·i·est. Informal.
Origin of spooky
Related Words for spooky
scary, eerie, creepy, supernatural, uncanny, ghostly, mysterious, weird, ominous, chilling, unearthly, spine-chillingExamples from the Web for spooky
Contemporary Examples of spooky
Warne looked—in the words of the Daily Mail—“like a spooky waxwork.”
Spooky Tooth had reformed quite a while before I received the call and were touring quite often.
When Gary Wright Met George Harrison: Dream Weaver, John and Yoko, and MoreGary Wright
September 29, 2014
When we all saw this, both my brothers turned to look at me in the car and pulled ‘spooky’ faces at me.
Knocking on Heaven's Door: True Stories of Unexplained, Uncanny Experiences at the Hour of DeathPatricia Pearson
August 11, 2014
Formerly a playground for Sunday school kids, it has a spooky, cloistered feel to it.
The very questions are spooky, and the answers Obama eventually will have to supply, in one fashion or another, will be dangerous.
Historical Examples of spooky
"I hate to go through the grove, it's so spooky," she said, as they hurried along.
Tom Slade with the ColorsPercy K. Fitzhugh
“What a horrid, spooky place,” she spoke with a shiver, peering within.
Mountain BloodJoseph Hergesheimer
Feel how the bridge shakes in the wind; it's kind of spooky like, hey?
Roy Blakeley's Camp on WheelsPercy Keese Fitzhugh
We'll make the whole thing as spooky and mysterious as we can.
Paul and the Printing PressSara Ware Bassett
It was spooky in the rooms upstairs, and equally spooky in the ones downstairs.
The Goose ManJacob Wassermann