"spookily" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈspuːk.ɪ.li/ [UK] Forms: more spookily [comparative], most spookily [superlative]
Etymology: From spooky + -ly. Etymology templates: {{af|en|spooky|-ly|id2=adverbial}} spooky + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} spookily (comparative more spookily, superlative most spookily)
  1. In a spooky manner; eerily. Translations (in a spooky manner): призрачно (prizračno) (Bulgarian)
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