Word a Day
eerie
What does eerie mean?
eerie (adjective): inspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use eerie in a sentence?
- The eerie sounds seemed to come from the graveyard after midnight. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce eerie?
/ˈɪɹi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does eerie come from?
From Middle English eri (“fearful”), from Old English earg (“cowardly, fearful”), from Proto-West Germanic *arg, from Proto-Germanic *argaz.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “eerie” mean?
inspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird
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expected to follow in the indefinite future from causes already operating
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having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
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fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing
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