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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.


ˈ²õ±èŽÇŽÇ°ì²â

/ ˈ²õ±è³Üː°ìɪ /

adjective

  1. ghostly or eerie

    a spooky house

  2. resembling or appropriate to a ghost
  3. easily frightened; highly strung
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ±èŽÇŽÇ°ìŸ±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ˈ²õ±èŽÇŽÇ°ìŸ±±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ±èŽÇŽÇ°ìi·±ô²â adverb
  • ²õ±èŽÇŽÇ°ìi·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of spooky1

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; spook + -y 1
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Her shadow interacts with the physical world, too, making wind chimes whistle with a wag of her fingers — a deliciously spooky detail the movie doesn’t make enough hay out of.

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The girls were out in the woods for 19 months before they got rescued, and clearly things got spooky and intense out there.

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

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The slanting afternoon light lends his ascent a spooky, otherworldly glow.

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The evening, which typically features unique meet-and-greets with Disney villains as well as a parade and an illuminated, ever-so-slightly spooky walk through the Redwood Creek Challenge Trail, usually sells out.

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