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Eerily — Ee ri*ly, adv. In a strange, unearthly way. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eerily — eerie ► ADJECTIVE (eerier, eeriest) ▪ strange and frightening. DERIVATIVES eerily adverb eeriness noun. ORIGIN originally northern English and Scots in the sense «fearful»: probably from Old English, «cowardly» … English terms dictionary
eerily — adverb in an unnatural eery manner it was eerily quiet in the chapel • Syn: ↑spookily … Useful english dictionary
eerily — adverb see eerie … New Collegiate Dictionary
eerily — See eerie. * * * … Universalium
eerily — adverb /ˈɪərɪli/ In an eerie manner. Syn: strangely, ominously, sinisterly … Wiktionary
eerily — adv. frighteningly, uncannily, weirdly … English contemporary dictionary
eerily — ee·ri·ly … English syllables
eerily — See: eerie … English dictionary
eerie — eerily, adv. eeriness, n. /ear ee/, adj., eerier, eeriest. 1. uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird: an eerie midnight howl. 2. Chiefly Scot. affected with superstitious fear. Also, eery. [1250 1300; ME eri, dial. var. of argh, OE… … Universalium
