spookily
1
7.0
- adverb
- /ˈspuːkɪli/
:
de manera escalofriante
- His voice was spookily similar to the man's.
- spookily quiet
Examples
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She spoke in a spookily calm manner, which made everyone question her sincerity.
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Whichever, their timing was spookily apt.
Fiction book (1996) -
Orianna could be spookily intuitive.
Fiction book (1993) -
What co-workers told me is spookily true.
Blog text (18) -
It was spookily quiet.
Fiction book (1999) -
They looked spookily like pale raccoons in the faint light that filtered in through the blinds.
Fiction book (2000) -
At other times, his stubborn observations seem to hang spookily between clarity and obscurity—but then his lyrics always did too, and we like it when that happens.
Blog text (25) -
The abandoned house felt spookily empty at night, making everyone uneasy.
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The fog covered the streets spookily, creating an eerie atmosphere that frightened the children.
Synonyms
150
3.4
In a strange or unexpected way
35
3.5
In a strange or unexpected way
30
6.8
In a strange and frightening way
14
7.7
In a very unusual and surprising way
14
5.3
In a way that makes you feel worried or uneasy
12
4.4
In a strange or unexpected way
12
5.7
In a way that makes you feel scared
5
6.5
In a way that is very frightening or very strong to show how serious something is
5
6.9
In a way that is strange, surprising, and hard to explain
4
4.9
In a way that makes someone feel afraid or uncomfortable
4
4.9
In a way that makes you feel afraid or very worried
3
6.3
In a way that makes you feel afraid or very uncomfortable
3
6.7
In a way that makes people feel very afraid or shocked
1
7.0
In a way that makes you feel worried or nervous
1
7.5
In a way that makes someone feel nervous or uneasy
1
7.5
In a way that makes people afraid
1
7.5
It happens in a very unpleasant and frightening way
In a way that looks or sounds like a ghost
In a very strange way that feels surprising
Antonyms
How Eerie
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word spookily comes from the adjective spooky, which comes from spook, an old word for a 'ghost'. So something done spookily is done in a 'strangely frightening' or 'ghost-like' way.