spooky

• Descreve algo assustador ou inquietante, frequentemente de modo sobrenatural ou sinistro; também pode indicar algo misterioso ou estranho.

Describes something that is frightening or unsettling, often in a supernatural or eerie way.

1. Frightening or eerieA2informal

   Causing fear or unease, especially due to being strange or ghostly.

   Assustador

   • The old house looked spooky in the moonlight.
   • She told a spooky story around the campfire.
   • The forest felt spooky at night.

   Sinônimoschillingcreepyeeriefrighteningghostlyhauntingscarysinisteruncannyunnerving

   Antônimoscalmingcomfortingreassuringsoothing

2. Unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)B2informal

   Easily startled or nervous, often reacting unpredictably to sudden stimuli.

   Assustadiço

   • The horse was too spooky to ride in the open field.
   • A spooky horse might bolt at the sound of a car horn.
   • Trainers work to calm spooky horses with gentle handling.

   Sinônimosflightyhigh-strungjumpynervousskittish