spooky

[ spoo-kee ]
/ ˈspu ki /

adjective, spook·i·er, spook·i·est. Informal.

like or befitting a spook or ghost; suggestive of spooks.
eerie; scary.
(especially of horses) nervous; skittish.

Origin of spooky

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; spook + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM spooky

spook·i·ly, adverb spook·i·ness, noun

Words nearby spooky

spontoon, spoof, spoofery, spoofing, spook, spooky, spool, spoom, spoon, spoon back, spoon bow

British Dictionary definitions for spookiness

spooky
/ (ˈspuːkɪ) /

adjective spookier or spookiest informal

ghostly or eerie a spooky house
resembling or appropriate to a ghost
US easily frightened; highly strung

Derived forms of spooky

spookily, adverb spookiness, noun