spooky
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spooky
- /ˈspuːki/ UK
Rhymes with -uːki
adjective spookier · spookiest
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Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural.
Similar: eldritch
- Spooked; afraid; frightened. I thought it was nice, though I found it very quiet, and whenever I was alone in it, I felt spooky.
- Unpredictably excitable; skittish (used especially of horses).
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Closest in meaning: skittish, eery, eerie, excitable, unnatural, nervous, fearsome, terror, fear, terrifying, frightening, scary, worried, horrifying, alarming, frightened
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adj eerie; suggestive of ghosts
| Español | espeluznante |
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| हिन्दी | भुतहा bhuthā |
| Português | fantasmagórico |
| Français | esfrayant, effrayant |
| Italiano | spaventoso |
| Русский | сверхъесте́ственный sverxʺjestéstvennyj |
| العربية | مُخيف mukhīf, مُخيفة mukhīfa |
adj unpredictably excitable; skittish
| Русский | норови́стый norovístyj |
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