eerie
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle English eri (“fearful”), from Old English earg (“cowardly, fearful”), from Proto-Germanic *argaz. Akin to Scots ergh, argh from the same Old English source. Doublet of argh.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɪɹi/
Audio (US) (file)
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɪəɹi/
Audio (UK) (file)
- Rhymes: -ɪəri
- Homophone: Erie
Adjective[edit]
eerie (comparative eerier, superlative eeriest)
- Strange, weird, fear-inspiring.
- (Scotland) Frightened, timid.
- 1883, George MacDonald, Donal Grant:
- She began to feel eerie.
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:strange
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
weird
frightened
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