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   ee·rie

   /ˈirē/

   adjective

   • 1. strange and frightening: "an eerie green glow in the sky"

   Word Origin Middle English (originally northern English and Scots in the sense ‘fearful’): probably from Old English earg ‘cowardly’, of Germanic origin; related to German arg.

   Derivatives

   • 1. eeriness noun

   Scrabble Points: 5

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › eerieEerie Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Eerie means mysteriously strange or fantastic, or causing fear or uneasiness. Learn the synonyms, examples, history, and usage of the word eerie from Merriam-Webster.

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   Eerie means strange in a frightening and mysterious way. Learn how to use this adjective with synonyms, antonyms, and examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › eerieEerie - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Eerie means spooky, creepy or suggestively supernatural. If it's eerie, it's sure to make the hair on the back of your neck stand up.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEERIE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Eerie means strange and frightening, and makes you feel nervous. Learn the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, and examples of eerie in sentences.

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   Eerie definition: uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird an eerie midnight howl.. See examples of EERIE used in a sentence.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEERIE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Eerie means strange in a frightening and mysterious way. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see synonyms and examples, and compare with irony.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englisheerie adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Eerie means strange, mysterious and frightening. Learn how to use this adjective with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.