spookily

spookily
adverb
in an unnatural eery manner
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it was eerily quiet in the chapel

Syn: ↑eerily

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\\-kə̇lē\ adverb
: in a spooky manner

trees rustled spookily

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spookˈily adverb
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Main Entry:spook

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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