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Grisly vs Spooky - What's the difference?

grisly | spooky |

As adjectives the difference between grisly and spooky

is that grisly is horrifyingly repellent; terrifying, gruesome while spooky is eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural.

grisly

English

Adjective

(er)
  • horrifyingly repellent; terrifying, gruesome
    • The photos of the killings depict a grisly scene.

    See also

    * gristly * grizzly

    spooky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural
  • unpredictably excitable; skittish (used especially of horses)

    • Derived terms

    * spookily