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The meaning of EERIE is so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine; also : seemingly not of earthly origin. How to use eerie in a sentence.
Definition of eerie adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
EERIE definition: 1. strange in a frightening and mysterious way: 2. strange in a frightening and mysterious way…. Learn more.
eerie or eery adj, 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]
eerie (comparative eerier, superlative eeriest) Inspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird. Synonyms: creepy, spooky; see also Thesaurus: strange The eerie sounds seemed to come from the graveyard after midnight.
Today, let’s clear up the confusion between "eerie" and "eery." Do you ever feel a chill down your spine when you hear a strange noise in the night? That feeling is best described as "eerie." The word "eerie" means strange, creepy, or spooky.
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. Back in the 1300s when eerie first came on the scene, it meant "fearful or timid."
If you describe something as eerie, you mean that it seems strange and frightening, and makes you feel nervous. I walked down the eerie dark path. ...an eerie calm.