Meanings
comparative more spookily · superlative most spookily
- In a spooky manner; eerily.
1 more example
Rock bands record classic albums, while pop stars create "guilty pleasure" singles. It's supposed to be self-evident: U2's entire oeuvre deserves respectful consideration, while a spookily seductive song by an R&B singer named Tweet can only be, in the smug words of a recent VH1 special, "awesomely bad."
2004 October 31, Kelefa Sanneh, “The Rap Against Rockism”, in The New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin an unnatural eery manner
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian призрачно
- призрачно (prizračno)in a spooky manner
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