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spooky

Pronunciation: /ˈspuːki/

The English word “spooky” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural.
  2. Spooked; afraid; frightened.
  3. Unpredictably excitable; skittish (used especially of horses).

Etymology

From spook + -y.

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