spooky
adjUK /ˈspuːki/
Etymology From spook + -y.
1
Informal Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural.
2
Informal Spooked; 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
Informal Unpredictably excitable; skittish (used especially of horses).
- Derived terms
- ooky-spooky, spookily, spookiness, Spooktober, spooky action at a distance, spooky-ass, spooky PAC, spooky season, spoopy, unspooky