/ˈɪəɹi/, /ˈɪɹi/, /ˈɪɚi/
OriginFrom Middle English eri (“fearful”), from Old English earg (“cowardly, fearful”), from Proto-West Germanic *arg, from Proto-Germanic *argaz. Akin to Scots ergh, argh from the same Old English source. Doublet of argh.
- Inspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird.
“The eerie sounds seemed to come from the graveyard after midnight.”
“An eerie feeling came over me.”
“Dan was beginning to feel very depressed when suddenly the eerie howl of a dingo rang out[.]”
- ScotlandFrightened, timid.
“She began to feel eerie.”
“'It is my business to read the hearts o' men,' said the other. 'And who may ye be?' said Heriotside, growing eerie.”
- An eerie creature or thing.
“Other of these terrible Eeries began now to congregate beneath the canoe, taking courage by the example of their cowardly companion, all alike curious about this charming visitant in the upper world.”
“I tell you it's weirdsville down there, a spaced-out botanical Twilight Zone of creepies, crawlies, eeries, and ghastlies.”
“Just a couple of eeries looking to get squamous, to swipe a little snatch of wholesome fun from the funktacular funerary fundament belonging to the Big Boss, a hit big enough to drop our brains out th”
Formseerier(comparative) · eeriest(superlative) · eery(alternative) · eeries(plural)