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English
Etymology
From spook + -y.
Pronunciation
Adjective
spooky (comparative spookier, superlative spookiest)
- (informal) Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural.
- (informal) Spooked; afraid; frightened.
2011, Wilbur Page, I Had to Do It My Way!: One Man's Journey Through Life, page 88:I thought it was nice, though I found it very quiet, and whenever I was alone in it, I felt spooky.
- (informal) Unpredictably excitable; skittish (used especially of horses).
Derived terms
Translations
eerie; suggestive of ghosts
unpredictably excitable; skittish
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