spooky
spook-y / spo͞o-kē
adjective 1. causing one to think of ghosts or phantoms; ghostly In Victorian Britain, spooky winter's tales were part of the Christmas season, often told after dinner, over port or coffee. Michael Dirda, 1948 - 2. scary I've made up stuff that's turned out to be real, that's the spooky part. Tom Clancy, 1947 - 2013 3. nervous and jumpy; easily scared I was a spooky kid; that was just my nature. Elizabeth Marvel, 1969 - etymology An English adjective formed from the noun "spook," which is a Dutch word meaning "ghost," "spirit," or "apparition." Thank you to Allen Ward for providing this etymology.