eery


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ee·rie

or ee·ry  (îr′ē)
adj. ee·ri·er, ee·ri·est
1. Inspiring inexplicable fear, dread, or uneasiness; strange and frightening. See Synonyms at weird.
2. Scots Frightened or intimidated by superstition.
[Middle English eri, fearful, from Old English earg, cowardly.]
ee′ri·ly adv.
ee′ri·ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.eery - inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening; "an uncomfortable and eerie stillness in the woods"; "an eerie midnight howl"
eerie
strange, unusual - being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has"
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eerie

or eery
adjective
Of a mysteriously strange and usually frightening nature:
uncanny, unearthly, weird.
Informal: spooky.
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