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
The Scary Squad table runner comes with a lovable collection of ghostly friends, perfect for setting a spooky mood just by setting the table.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2024
The spooky shopping season officially kicks off Thursday as Spirit Halloween locations begin to open.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2024
Halloween is still months away, but soon Spirit Halloween stores will be popping up around the U.S. in preparation for spooky season.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 31 July 2024
As a kid, he’d been drawn to the vast, spooky woods in rural parts of the state, which seemed perfect for a horror movie.
—Matt Cohen, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2024
The spooky shopping season officially kicks off Thursday as Spirit Halloween locations begin to open.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2024
Halloween is still months away, but soon Spirit Halloween stores will be popping up around the U.S. in preparation for spooky season.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 31 July 2024
As a kid, he’d been drawn to the vast, spooky woods in rural parts of the state, which seemed perfect for a horror movie.
—Matt Cohen, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
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“Spooky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spooky. Accessed 20 Aug. 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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