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spookier

spookier is the comparative form of spooky.

Meaning of spooky

Adjective

spooky (comparative spookier, superlative spookiest)

  1. (informal) Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural.
    Synonyms:
    eldritch
  2. (informal) Spooked; afraid; frightened.
    • I thought it was nice, though I found it very quiet, and whenever I was alone in it, I felt spooky.2011, Wilbur Page, I Had to Do It My Way!: One Man's Journey Through Life, page 88
  3. (informal) Unpredictably excitable; skittish (used especially of horses).

Questions about spookier

What is spookier the comparative form of?
Spookier is the comparative form of spooky.

Words near spookier in the dictionary

  1. spookfests
  2. spookfish
  3. spookfishes
  4. spookhouse
  5. spookhouses
  6. spookier
  7. spookiest
  8. spookily
  9. spookiness
  10. spookinesses
  11. spooking

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