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weird
adjective
Suggesting the operation of supernatural influences;- John Galsworthy;- Henry Kingsley
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ˈwɪəd
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adjective
Suggesting the operation of supernatural influences;- John Galsworthy;- Henry Kingsley
“An eldritch screech”
adjective
Strikingly odd or unusual; - Bram Stoker
“Some trick of the moonlight; some weird effect of shadow”
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An eldritch screech
The three weird sisters
Stumps … had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures
An unearthly light
He could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din
Some trick of the moonlight; some weird effect of shadow
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