spookier; spookiest
1
: strange, unsettling, or frightening in a way that suggests the supernatural : eerie, uncanny
[Caroline] Shaw's composition … is a mysterious and densely layered four-movement work … with vocalization and spookier in-between sounds that originate deep in the throat: moans, gasps, exhalations of breath.—
Gia Kourlas
Gia KourlasOlivia Wilde's new film … owes a debt to many spooky dramas about the dark side of the suburbs—think The Stepford Wives, with even more of a sci-fi edge.—David Sims
David Sims
sometimes, specifically
: relating to, resembling, or suggesting ghosts or spooks
Spooky stories of Hawaiian night marchers (ghosts of warriors and chiefs) lurking around bushes and walking the trail are often told, but these haunted tales are not true, according to Lopaka Kapanui, a Native Hawaiian master storyteller … —Christina Hitt
Christina Hitt Synonyms
Examples of spooky in a Sentence
The music was pretty spooky.
a spooky horse shying at shadows
Recent Examples on the Web
Their novelties ran to roller coasters, fun houses, live music and theaters; freak shows, animal acts and spooky rides.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
Director Jum Bung-shik makes clever use of the spooky location and visual format, leading to several moments of heart-stopping terror.
—EW.com, 2 June 2024
Of course, the basics for of targeting spooky fish, like a stealthy approache, delicate casts, and a lighter leader, all apply.
—Ryan Chelius, Field & Stream, 29 May 2024
Since its premiere in 2019, Evil has tackled plenty of spooky subjects — including demonic memes, haunted elevators, and eyeballs floating in toilets.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 24 May 2024
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
Director Jum Bung-shik makes clever use of the spooky location and visual format, leading to several moments of heart-stopping terror.
—EW.com, 2 June 2024
Of course, the basics for of targeting spooky fish, like a stealthy approache, delicate casts, and a lighter leader, all apply.
—Ryan Chelius, Field & Stream, 29 May 2024
Since its premiere in 2019, Evil has tackled plenty of spooky subjects — including demonic memes, haunted elevators, and eyeballs floating in toilets.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 24 May 2024
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“Spooky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spooky. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.
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spooky
adjective
spookier; spookiest
1
: relating to, resembling, or suggesting ghosts
spooky houses
2
: skittish sense 2
a spooky horse
spookiness
noun
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