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eerie
ee·rie or ee·ry E0047500 (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.eerie or eeryadj, eerier or eeriest(esp of places, an atmosphere, etc) mysteriously or uncannily frightening or disturbing; weird; ghostly[C13: originally Scottish and Northern English, probably from Old English earg cowardly, miserable] ˈeerily adv ˈeeriness nee•rie or ee•ry (ˈɪər i) adj. -ri•er, -ri•est. 1. uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; strange and mysterious: an eerie howl. 2. Chiefly Scot. affected with superstitious fear. [1250–1300; Middle English eri, dial. variant of argh, Old English earg cowardly; c. Old Frisian erg, Old High German ar(a)g cowardly Old Norse argr evil] ee′ri•ly, adv. ee′ri•ness, n. syn: See weird. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | eerie - suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious; "an eerie feeling of deja vu"supernatural - not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings" | | 2. | eerie - inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening; "an uncomfortable and eerie stillness in the woods"; "an eerie midnight howl"eerystrange, 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" |
eerieadjective uncanny, strange, frightening, ghostly, weird, mysterious, scary (informal), sinister, uneasy, fearful, awesome, unearthly, supernatural, unnatural, spooky (informal), creepy (informal), spectral, eldritch (poetic), preternatural An eerie silence settled over the forest.eerie or eery adjectiveOf a mysteriously strange and usually frightening nature:uncanny, unearthly, weird.Informal: spooky.Translationseerie (ˈiəri) adjective causing fear; weird. an eerie silence. 令人毛骨悚然的 引起恐惧的,令人恐怖的 ˈeerily adverb 令人毛骨悚然地 恐惧地ˈeeriness noun 陰森 恐惧EERIE
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EERIE➣Extreme Emergency Response Initiative Exercise (Spooks BBC television show) |
eerie
Synonyms for eerieadj uncannySynonyms- uncanny
- strange
- frightening
- ghostly
- weird
- mysterious
- scary
- sinister
- uneasy
- fearful
- awesome
- unearthly
- supernatural
- unnatural
- spooky
- creepy
- spectral
- eldritch
- preternatural
Synonyms for eerieadj of a mysteriously strange and usually frightening natureSynonyms- uncanny
- unearthly
- weird
- spooky
Synonyms for eerieadj suggestive of the supernaturalRelated Wordsadj inspiring a feeling of fearSynonymsRelated Words |