eerie
or ee·ry
[ eer-ee ]
/ ˈɪər i /
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adjective, ee·ri·er, ee·ri·est.
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird an eerie midnight howl.
Chiefly Scot. affected with superstitious fear.
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Origin of eerie
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English eri, dialectal variant of argh, Old English earg “cowardly”; cognate with Old Frisian erg, Old Norse argr “evil,” German arg “cowardly”
synonym study for eerie
1. See weird.
OTHER WORDS FROM eerie
ee·ri·ly, adverbee·ri·ness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH eerie
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British Dictionary definitions for eerie
eerie
/ (ˈɪərɪ) /
adjective eerier or eeriest
(esp of places, an atmosphere, etc) mysteriously or uncannily frightening or disturbing; weird; ghostly
Derived forms of eerie
eerily, adverbeeriness, nounWord Origin for eerie
C13: originally Scottish and Northern English, probably from Old English earg cowardly, miserable
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