eerily
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i adjective, ee·ri·er, ee·ri·est.
1.
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird: an eerie midnight howl.
2.
Chiefly Scot. affected with superstitious fear.
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eerie (ˈɪərɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , eerier, 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] | |
| 'eerily | |
| —adv | |
| 'eeriness | |
| —n | |
| eerie (ˈɪərɪ) | |
| —adj , eerier, 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] | |
| 'eerily | |
| —adv | |
| 'eeriness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
eerie
c.1300, north England and Scottish variant of O.E. earg "cowardly, fearful," from P.Gmc. *argaz (cf. O.N. argr "unmanly, voluptuous," Swed. arg "malicious," Ger. arg "bad, wicked"). Sense of "causing fear because of strangeness" is first attested 1792. Related: Eerily.
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Example sentences
The situation is eerily reminiscent of the modern economic crisis and current debates about high-speed rail.
But its face is eerily realistic to the eye and touch.
For much of the rest of the time it has been eerily empty.
Exclusive photos show the eerily empty world they left behind.
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