spooky Definition
☆ spooky (spo̵̅o̅′kē)
adjective spook′i·er, spook′i·est
- of, like, or suggesting a spook or spooks; weird; eerie
- easily spooked; nervous, apprehensive, fearful, jumpy, etc.
spooky Related Forms
spook′i·ly adverb
spook′i·ness noun
spooky Synonyms
spooky Usage Examples
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- make: While the sound is fuller, the effect is to make the lyrics even more spooky.
- look: And a Dalek without a head, which looked a bit spooky.
- get: We all who work in CI have seen it: the old CI hand who has gotten a bit spooky.
Modifies a noun
- goings-on: For tickets visit the shop and hurry, tickets for these spooky goings-on sell out quickly!
- going: There's lots of spooky goings on at your local museum this half term.
- coincidence: Is this just a spooky coincidence or is there a little bit of rivalry going on?
- happening: There have been many spooky happenings at his house, which is situated a couple of miles outside of Gloucester City.
- mansion: A bunch of young people go to a spooky mansion!
- tale: Dr. Barrow begins by sowing the seeds of fear with a spooky bedtime tale.
Modifying Another Word
- suitably: The music used throughout the story creates a suitably spooky ambiance.
- slightly: The huge rustling plane trees here always seem slightly spooky ).
- rather: Quite how has this rather spooky state of affairs come about then?
- quite: The backdrop to the set-up was quite spooky, however.
- pretty: Pretty spooky for a young soldier on night guard in an old castle with peacocks.
- almost: She also possesses the almost spooky knack of inhabiting their minds.
Used with adjective complement
Browse dictionary entries near spooky
- ‹ spook
- ‹ spoofing
- ‹ spoof
- ‹ spontoon
- ‹ spontaneously
- ‹ spontaneous generation
- ‹ spontaneous combustion
- ‹ spontaneous
- ‹ spontaneity
- ‹ sponsorship
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- spoonbill ›
- spoonerism ›
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