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spooky

adjective as in frightening

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She was merely using an expression that means to get a sudden and unpleasantly spooky feeling.

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She had recently used all her savings to pay for the services of Madame Ionesco, a Gypsy soothsayer of spooky reputation.

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Cassiopeia was adding more lines to her Poe poem, while Beowulf helpfully drew page after page of spooky ravens to inspire her.

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And perfectly in time for Halloween, they captured a spooky, red-glowing nebula that looks just like a bat signal shining across the universe!

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In recent years they have expanded from the house to the neighbouring path, where they created a spooky tunnel for residents to walk through.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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