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 Examples of spooky in a Sentence
The music was pretty spooky.
a spooky horse shying at shadows
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Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 10 Mar. 2025
The lunar surface will turn a spooky reddish color during the event for 65 minutes.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Universal Destinations & Experiences has multiple projects in the works, including Universal Horror Unleashed, a year-round spooky attraction in Las Vegas, and Universal Kids Park, a 32-acre attraction in north Texas.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Steeped in often hilarious communal disagreements and spooky imagery, Spirit of Halloweentown is a colorful love letter to the town’s legacy and dedication to our favorite holiday.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Spooky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spooky. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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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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