spooky

Meaning

1. (informal) Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural.
2. (informal) Spooked; afraid; frightened.
3. (informal) Unpredictably excitable; skittish (used especially of horses).

Synonyms

eerie

weird

uncanny

ghostly

skittish

creepy

nervous

supernatural

flighty

unearthly

scary

uncomfortable

ungodly

unpleasant

unheimlich

weirdsome

bizarre

hinky

disgusting

eery

frightful

haunted

occult

odd

ominous

strange

terrible

timid

Translations

espectral

geisterhaft

gespenstisch

spookachtig

effrayant

fantasmagórico

fremdartig

eigenartig

extravagant

komisch

merkwürdig

schauerlich

schrullig

seltsam

gruselig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/spuːki/

Etymology

From spook + -y.