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eerie

adjective

inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
E
Ends with
E
Contains
ER
Scrabble score
5
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈɪɹi

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adjective

  1. inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening

    “an uncomfortable and eerie stillness in the woods”

adjective

  1. suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious

    “an eerie feeling of deja vu”

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Example Sentences

an uncomfortable and eerie stillness in the woods
an eerie midnight howl
an eerie feeling of deja vu

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