spooky

ˈspuki

spookierspookiest

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Definition of spooky - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

ghostlyeerie or suggestive of ghosts

The old house looked spooky at night.

eerie

ghostly

haunting

nervous

easily frightened or highly strung

The spooky cat hid under the bed.

jumpy

nervous

skittish

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Expressions with spooky

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spooky season

time around Halloween with spooky decorations and horror activities

Spooky season is my favorite time of year.

spooky action at a distance

quantum entanglement phenomenon in physics

Scientists discussed spooky action at a distance in the quantum mechanics class.

Origin of spooky

Dutch, spook (ghost)

Terms with spooky included in their meaning

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spoopy

adj.

humorous horror

funny and spooky at the same time

spoopy

adj.

adorable horror

cute and spooky in a nonthreatening way

zombie dance

spooky show

dance mimicking the undead with costumes

creepy weepy

adj.

person

giving off a spooky and sad vibe

horror punk

genre

music style combining aggressive rock with spooky lyrics and imagery

spooky season

festival

time around Halloween with spooky decorations and horror activities

Examples of spooky in a sentence

Spooky sounds echoed through the abandoned building.
The spooky horse refused to enter the barn.
His spooky demeanor made everyone uneasy.

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French:effrayant, peureux, ...
German:unheimlich, schreckhaft, ...
Italian:spettrale, nervoso, ...
Spanish:escalofriante, asustadizo, ...
Portuguese:fantasmagórico, assustadiço, ...
Chinese:阴森森的, 胆小的, ...
Japanese:不気味な, 怖がりな, ...
Arabic:شَبَحِيّ, سريع الخوف, ...
Hebrew:מַפְחִיד, חַרְדָּתִי, ...
Russian:жуткий, пугливый, ...
Ukrainian:моторошний, лякливий, ...
Hindi:भूतिया, डरपोक, ...
Bengali:ভূতুড়ে, ভীতু, ...
Catalan:tètric, espantadís, ...
Czech:strašidelný, plašivý, ...
Danish:uhyggelig, nervøs, ...
Dutch:spookachtig, schichtige, ...
Greek:απόκοσμος, φοβισμένος, ...
Hungarian:kísérteties, ijedős, ...
Khmer:គួរឱ្យខ្លាច, ងាយភ័យខ្លាច, ...
Korean:으스스한, 겁먹은, ...
Persian:وهم‌آور, ترسو, ...
Polish:upiorny, płochliwy, ...
Portuguese (BR):assustador, arisco, ...
Romanian:bântuit, sperios, ...
Swedish:spöklik, nervös, ...
Thai:หลอน, ขี้ตกใจ, ...
Turkish:ürkütücü, ürkek, ...
Vietnamese:ma quái, nhát gan, ...

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