causing terror; uncanny
• (a.) Infested by pokers; adapted to excite fear; as, a pokerish place. • (a.) Stiff like a poker.
Pok'er·ish adjective Infested by pokers; adapted to excite fear; as, a pokerish place. [ Colloq. U. S.] « There is something pokerish about a deserted dwelling.» Lowell.