Akademik
eerie
adj. (eerier, eeriest) gloomy and strange;
weird
,
frightening
(an eerie silence).
Derivatives
:
eerily adv. eeriness n.
Etymology
:
orig
. N.Engl. and Sc. eri, of obscure orig.:
cf
. OE earg cowardly
Useful english dictionary
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2012
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