eerie
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɪəri
- Homophone: Erie
Adjective
eerie (comparative eerier, superlative eeriest)
- Strange, weird, fear-inspiring.
- (Scotland) Frightened, timid.
- 1883, George MacDonald, Donal Grant:
- She began to feel eerie.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:strange
Derived terms
Translations
weird
frightened
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