spook·y

[spoo-kee]
adjective, spook·i·er, spook·i·est. Informal.
1.
like or befitting a spook or ghost; suggestive of spooks.
2.
eerie; scary.
3.
(especially of horses) nervous; skittish.

Origin:
1850–55, Americanism; spook + -y1

spook·i·ly, adverb
spook·i·ness, noun
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spooky (ˈspuːkɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , spookier, spookiest
1.  ghostly or eerie: a spooky house
2.  resembling or appropriate to a ghost
3.  (US) easily frightened; highly strung
 
spookily
 
adv
 
spookiness
 
n

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Spooky is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
Example sentences
Usually implies something spooky, beyond normal experience or defying
  scientific explanation.
Which could also account for the spooky effect observed in quantum mechanics.
They make trees look spooky, and they prefer not to be disturbed.
Along with carving pumpkins and trick-or-treating, reading spooky stories is a
  great way to celebrate.
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