"spooky" meaning in English

See spooky in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /spuːki/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spooky.wav Forms: spookier [comparative], spookiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːki Etymology: From spook + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|spook|y}} spook + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} spooky (comparative spookier, superlative spookiest)
  1. (informal) Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Ghosts, Horror Translations (eerie; suggestive of ghosts): 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), fantasmagórico (Portuguese), сверхъесте́ственный (sverxʺjestéstvennyj) (Russian), espeluznante (Spanish), spöklik (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-spooky-en-adj-Y4nRX-Zj Disambiguation of Ghosts: 72 11 17 Disambiguation of Horror: 53 10 37 Disambiguation of 'eerie; suggestive of ghosts': 90 7 3
  2. (informal) Spooked; afraid; frightened. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-spooky-en-adj-JZ2l0vOv
  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 with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 13 73 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 25 20 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 14 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 17 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 10 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 21 19 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 22 19 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 25 21 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 19 59 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 20 68 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 16 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 15 30 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 10 13 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 10 13 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 15 18 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 21 19 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 21 19 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 10 13 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 14 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 20 20 60 Disambiguation of 'unpredictably excitable; skittish': 5 5 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ooky-spooky, spookily, spookiness, spooky action at a distance, spooky-ass, spooky PAC, spooky season

Inflected forms

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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sverxʺjestéstvennyj",
      "sense": "eerie; suggestive of ghosts",
      "word": "сверхъесте́ственный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "eerie; suggestive of ghosts",
      "word": "espeluznante"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "eerie; suggestive of ghosts",
      "word": "spöklik"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "plašliv",
      "sense": "unpredictably excitable; skittish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "плашлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "unpredictably excitable; skittish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vystrašený"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "unpredictably excitable; skittish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vyděšený"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "norovístyj",
      "sense": "unpredictably excitable; skittish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "норови́стый"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spooky"
}

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