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eerie
[ eer-ee ]
adjective
- uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird
an eerie midnight howl.
- Chiefly Scot. affected with superstitious fear.
eerie
/ ˈɪəɪ /
adjective
- (esp of places, an atmosphere, etc) mysteriously or uncannily frightening or disturbing; weird; ghostly
Derived Forms
- ˈԱ, noun
- ˈ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·· adverb
- ··Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of eerie1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of eerie1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Dancers rolled by on wheeled stools like little space people to some of Marcel Dupré’s eerie “24 Organ Inventions.”
In 1996 I worked at Disney Interactive, my Windows 95 operating system skinned with an “X-Files” theme; when I arrived early, the TV show’s eerie chimes echoed across the empty office.
A derelict housing estate dubbed "Scotland's Chernobyl" for its eerie ghost-town like appearance is finally about to be razed to the ground.
From childhood, I think I had some eerie sense of just how bad it could get in America.
Backed by an eerie beat, the track revisits their promiscuous, party lifestyle with hedonistic lyricism.
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