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spookiness

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spook⋅y

  [spoo-kee]
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–adjective, spook⋅i⋅er, spook⋅i⋅est. Informal.
1. like or befitting a spook or ghost; suggestive of spooks.
2. eerie; scary.
3. (esp. of horses) nervous; skittish.
Origin:
1850–55, Americanism; spook + -y 1

Related forms:
spook⋅i⋅ly, adverb
spook⋅i⋅ness, noun
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spook·y   (spōō'kē)   
adj.   spook·i·er, spook·i·est Informal

  1. Suggestive of ghosts or a ghost; eerie.

  2. Easily startled; skittish.

spook'i·ly adv., spook'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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