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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. (esp. of horses) nervous; skittish.

Origin:
1850–55, Americanism; spook + -y 1


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.
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