ee·rie or ee·ry(îr)
adj. ee·ri·er, ee·ri·est
1.
a. Inspiring inexplicable fear, dread, or uneasiness; strange and frightening.
b. Suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious. See Synonyms at weird.
2. Scots Frightened or intimidated by superstition.
[Middle English eri, fearful, from Old English earg, cowardly.]
eeri·ly adv.
eeri·ness n.
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Ok so I'm going to continue to suggest short interesting words and maybe someday they will show up in a goodword column
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Re: eerily
Sorry, B, but it doesn't seem to have worked for this one. Perhaps now that Halloween is just around the corner that can be rectified?Ok so I'm going to continue to suggest short interesting words and maybe someday they will show up in a goodword column
By the by, are you still out there?
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