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haunted

/ˈhɔːntɪd/ adjective B1
  1. Of a location, frequented by a ghost or ghosts. · The hotel was haunted by a disembodied spirit.
  2. Obsessed (by an idea, threat, etc.). · a soldier haunted by the memories of combat
  3. Showing a feeling of being disturbed. · a haunted expression

Superlative hauntedest

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A glance from her window assured her that the day would be fine, for the eastern sky behind the firs of the Haunted Wood was all silvery and cloudless.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 234 · C1
The haunted night returns again.
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 13 · C1
“I can’t go through the Haunted Wood, Marilla,” cried Anne desperately.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 163 · C1
“The Haunted Wood!
Anne of Green Gables, p. 163 · C1

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