spooky

spooky
spookily, adv.spookiness, n.
/spooh"kee/, adj., spookier, spookiest. Informal.
1. like or befitting a spook or ghost; suggestive of spooks.
2. eerie; scary.
3. (esp. of horses) nervous; skittish.
[1850-55, Amer.; SPOOK + -Y1]

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