spooky
spooky · spookier · spookiest
нервовий
нервный
nervös
Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernaturalEerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural.
/ˈspuːki/
Meaning
3 senses(informal)Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural.
сверхъесте́ственныйsverxʺjestéstvennyj
(informal)Spooked; afraid; frightened.
(informal)Unpredictably excitable; skittish (used especially of horses).
норови́стыйnorovístyj
unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
Examples
29 sentencesTranslations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
eerie; suggestive of ghosts:
unpredictably excitable; skittish:
Origin
From spook + -y.From spook + -y.
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Forms
spookier, spookiestSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.