spookily

/ˈspuː.kəl.i/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈspuː.kəl.i/ (ame, ipa) · /-kə̇lē How to pronounce spookily (audio)/ (ame, mw)

spookily — adverb

1. with a strange, uneasy feeling that makes something seem a little scary.

1.副詞C1
釋義

with a strange, uneasy feeling that makes something seem a little scary.

例句

The old radio crackled spookily just before the power went out.

sound creates an unsettling mood in a scene

Moonlight fell spookily across the empty pool behind the hotel.

light or atmosphere makes a place feel eerie

同義詞
  • eerily

    more common in modern English and often suggests quiet, unnatural strangeness

  • creepily

    more informal and often used for a person's behaviour

  • uncannily

    usually stresses surprising strangeness or resemblance more than fear

反義詞

文法句型

verb + spookily

用法筆記

Often describes sounds, light, shadows, or a person's expression when they make a place or moment feel unnaturally scary.

常見錯誤

❌The music sounded spookily.
✅The music sounded spooky.
💡after a linking verb like 'sound', use the adjective 'spooky', not the adverb.