adjective
- having a ghostly, eerie, or frightening quality
Usage: informal
Examples
- The old mansion had a spookish atmosphere that made visitors uncomfortable.
- Strange shadows created a spookish effect in the moonlight.
- The children found the abandoned playground rather spookish at night.
- Her spookish costume was perfect for Halloween.
- The fog gave the cemetery a spookish appearance.
- That spookish noise from the attic kept me awake all night.