Definition of Spooky

1. Adjective. Unpredictably excitable (especially of horses).

Exact synonyms: Flighty, Nervous, Skittish
Similar to: Excitable
Derivative terms: Nervousness, Skittishness

Definition of Spooky

1. Adjective. eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural ¹

2. Adjective. unpredictably excitable; skittish (used especially of horses) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Spooky

1. scary [adj SPOOKIER, SPOOKIEST] : SPOOKILY [adv] - See also: scary

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spooky

spookhouses
spookier
spookiest
spookily
spookiness
spookinesses
spooking
spookish
spookmaster
spookmasters
spooks
spookshow
spookshows
spookspeak
spooktacular
spooky (current term)
spooky PAC
spooky PACs
spooky action at a distance
spool
spool cannon
spool cannons
spoolable
spooled
spooler
spoolers
spooling
spoolings
spools
spoom

Literary usage of Spooky

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Seven Firefights in Vietnam by John A. Cash (1985)
"spooky MAKING A FIRING PASS OVER KONTUM JUNGLES Major Arthurs and a recovery detail were trying to retrieve a soldier's body lying a few meters outside the ..."

2. Apollo's Warriors: United States Air Force Special Operations During the by Michael E. Haas (1998)
"So impressive were the spooky aircraft in action that they were named after ... On 8 February 1965, a spooky flying over the Bong Son area of Vietnam's ..."

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