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EERIE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: eerier    , eeriest   

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening

Example:

an eerie midnight howl

Synonyms:

eerie; eery

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

strange; unusual (being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious

Example:

an eerie feeling of deja vu

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

supernatural (not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material)

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