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EERY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening
Example:
an eerie midnight howl
Synonyms:
eerie; eery
Classified under:
Similar:
strange; unusual (being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird)
Derivation:
eeriness (strangeness by virtue of being mysterious and inspiring fear)