Eerie or eery adj, eerier or eeriest (esp of places, an atmosphere, etc) mysteriously or uncannily frightening or disturbing; It was eerie, being in the factory without their sound. Seemingly not of earthly origin.
Eerie / ˈ iri/ adjective eerier; It's an eerie road, said rosebery, glancing behind him in a manner that precluded his making a similar claim. Strange in a frightening and mysterious way:
• an eerie howl filled the cave. Strange in a frightening and mysterious way…. Eeriest britannica dictionary definition of eerie [or more eerie; The meaning of eerie is so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine;
If you describe something as eerie, you mean that it seems strange and frightening, and makes you feel nervous. • overhead, a bulb casts an eerie bluish light. Just as exciting, not quite as eerie. How to use eerie in a sentence.
• i had the eerie feeling that somebody was watching me. Originally scottish and northern english,. I walked down the eerie dark path. Uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear;
Definition of eerie adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary. Eerie (comparative eerier, superlative eeriest) inspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way;