spooky

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UK/ˈspuːki/

adjective

Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural.

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eldritchskittishflightynervousexcitable
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Meanings

adjectivespooky (comparative spookier, superlative spookiest)

comparative spookier · superlative spookiest

  1. informalEerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural.

    Synonyms: eldritch

  2. informalSpooked; afraid; frightened.

    I thought it was nice, though I found it very quiet, and whenever I was alone in it, I felt spooky.

    2011, Wilbur Page, I Had to Do It My Way!: One Man's Journey Through Life, page 88
  3. informalUnpredictably excitable; skittish (used especially of horses).

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveEerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural.

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eldritch

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveunpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

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skittishflightynervousexcitable
Also see
eerieexcitableflightyghostlynervousphantasmalskittishspoopyweird

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From spook + -y.

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Translations

Arabic مُخيف, مُخيفة
  • مُخيف (mukhīf)eerie; suggestive of ghosts
  • مُخيفة (mukhīfa)eerie; suggestive of ghosts
Bulgarian призрачен, плашлив
  • призрачен (prizračen)eerie; suggestive of ghosts
  • плашлив (plašliv)unpredictably excitable; skittish
Catalan esgarrifós, estrany
  • esgarrifóseerie; suggestive of ghosts
  • estranyeerie; suggestive of ghosts
Czech strašidelný, vystrašený
  • strašidelnýeerie; suggestive of ghosts
  • vystrašenýunpredictably excitable; skittish
  • vyděšenýunpredictably excitable; skittish
Finnish aavemainen
  • aavemaineneerie; suggestive of ghosts
French esfrayant, effrayant
  • esfrayanteerie; suggestive of ghosts
  • effrayanteerie; suggestive of ghosts
Hindi भुतहा
  • भुतहा (bhuthā)eerie; suggestive of ghosts
Italian spaventoso
  • spaventosoeerie; suggestive of ghosts
Latin arcānus
  • arcānuseerie; suggestive of ghosts
Norwegian nifs
  • nifseerie; suggestive of ghosts
Polish upiorny
  • upiornyeerie; suggestive of ghosts
Portuguese fantasmagórico
  • fantasmagóricoeerie; suggestive of ghosts
Russian сверхъесте́ственный, норови́стый
  • сверхъесте́ственный (sverxʺjestéstvennyj)eerie; suggestive of ghosts
  • норови́стый (norovístyj)unpredictably excitable; skittish
Spanish espeluznante
  • espeluznanteeerie; suggestive of ghosts
Swedish spöklik
  • spöklikeerie; suggestive of ghosts

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with spooky

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Cite this entry
APA

spooky. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spooky

MLA

“spooky.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spooky. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spooky,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spooky.

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