as in haunting
fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic
the spookish interior of a Victorian mansion that had seen better days
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Adjective
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But Dammers knew that the most haunting music often sits right on the edge of corny muzak.—
Ian Penman,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025 -
The scene when Dagmar forces Karoline to crush an infant between the two women’s bodies is haunting.—
Brande Victorian,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, those of us on Earth will witness the same event as a total lunar eclipse, turning the moon a deep, eerie red.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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For 65 minutes, the moon will take on eerie shades of orange and red — a result of sunlight filtering through Earth’s atmosphere. 5.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Then there’s a positively creepy Austin Butler as chilling bad guy Feyd-Rautha.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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In a creepy ad for the device online, Friend watches TV with its user and texts her its thoughts on the show.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Spookish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spookish. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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