"spooky" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈspuːki/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spooky.wav [Southern-England] Forms: spookier [comparative], spookiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːki Etymology: Etymology tree English spook Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English spooky From spook + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|spook|-y<id:adjectival>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English spook Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English spooky [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-gaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-g", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "spooky", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="spooky"> From spook + -y., {{ety|en|:af|spook|-y<id:adjectival>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English spook Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English spooky From spook + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} spooky (comparative spookier, superlative spookiest)
  1. (informal) Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural. Tags: informal Synonyms: eldritch Translations (eerie; suggestive of ghosts): مُخيف (mukhīf) [masculine] (Arabic), مُخيفة (mukhīfa) [feminine] (Arabic), призрачен (prizračen) [masculine] (Bulgarian), esgarrifós (Catalan), estrany (Catalan), strašidelný [masculine] (Czech), aavemainen (Finnish), esfrayant (French), effrayant (French), भुतहा (bhuthā) (Hindi), spaventoso (Italian), arcānus (Latin), nifs (Norwegian), upiorny (Polish), fantasmagórico (Portuguese), сверхъесте́ственный (sverxʺjestéstvennyj) (Russian), espeluznante (Spanish), spöklik (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-spooky-en-adj-Y4nRX-Zj Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Ghosts, Horror Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 35 37 27 Disambiguation of Ghosts: 72 20 8 Disambiguation of Horror: 57 37 5 Disambiguation of 'eerie; suggestive of ghosts': 98 2 1
  2. (informal) Spooked; afraid; frightened. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-spooky-en-adj-JZ2l0vOv Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 35 37 27
  3. (informal) Unpredictably excitable; skittish (used especially of horses). Tags: informal Translations (unpredictably excitable; skittish): плашлив (plašliv) [masculine] (Bulgarian), vystrašený [masculine] (Czech), vyděšený [masculine] (Czech), норови́стый (norovístyj) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-spooky-en-adj-xPgi~yVL Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 32 24 43 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 21 23 56 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 21 23 56 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 24 14 62 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 16 65 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 35 37 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 16 74 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 13 20 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 15 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 11 80 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 8 22 70 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 7 11 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 18 19 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 18 19 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 18 19 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 18 19 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 19 63 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 23 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 13 35 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 12 15 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 12 15 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 16 20 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 18 19 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 17 23 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 18 19 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 15 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 16 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 16 20 64 Disambiguation of 'unpredictably excitable; skittish': 1 3 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "eerie; suggestive of ghosts",
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      "sense": "eerie; suggestive of ghosts",
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      "roman": "bhuthā",
      "sense": "eerie; suggestive of ghosts",
      "word": "भुतहा"
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      "sense": "eerie; suggestive of ghosts",
      "word": "spaventoso"
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      "sense": "eerie; suggestive of ghosts",
      "word": "arcānus"
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      "sense": "eerie; suggestive of ghosts",
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      "sense": "eerie; suggestive of ghosts",
      "word": "upiorny"
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      "sense": "eerie; suggestive of ghosts",
      "word": "fantasmagórico"
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      "sense": "eerie; suggestive of ghosts",
      "word": "сверхъесте́ственный"
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      "word": "espeluznante"
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      "sense": "eerie; suggestive of ghosts",
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      "word": "плашлив"
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