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spooky

adj
/ˈspuːki/UK

Etymology

From spook + -y.

  1. derived from spooc — “spook, ghost”
  2. borrowed from spook — “ghost”
  3. suffixed as spooky — “spook + y”

Definitions

  1. Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural.

  2. Spooked

    Spooked; afraid; frightened.

    • I thought it was nice, though I found it very quiet, and whenever I was alone in it, I felt spooky.

  3. Unpredictably excitable

    Unpredictably excitable; skittish (used especially of horses).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA