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eerie
adjective
Inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening
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ˈɪɹi
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adjective
Inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening
“An uncomfortable and eerie stillness in the woods”
adjective
Suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
“An eerie feeling of deja vu”
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An uncomfortable and eerie stillness in the woods
An eerie midnight howl
An eerie feeling of deja vu
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