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1. (adj.) eerie
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; strange and mysterious:
an eerie howl.
2. eerie
Chiefly Scot. affected with superstitious fear.
: efficient.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME eri, dial. var. of argh, OE earg cowardly; c. OFris erg, OHG ar(a)g cowardly ON argr evil)
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1. (adj) eerie
suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
"an eerie feeling of deja vu"
2. (adj) eerie, eery
inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening
"an uncomfortable and eerie stillness in the woods"; "an eerie midnight howl"
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1. (adjective) eerie
strange and slightly frightening
an eerie silence on the streets; The ocean was eerily calm.
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1. (adj) eerie
alt. of Eery
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Sense: causing fear; weird
an eerie silence.
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 Afrikaans: bygelowig, bang |
 Arabic: مُخيف، غَريب |
 Bulgarian: зловещ |
 Brazilian: assustador |
 Czech: tajuplný; děsivý |
 German: unheimlich |
 Danish: uhyggelig; spøgelsesagtig |
 Greek: απόκοσμος, αλλόκοτος |
 Spanish: misterioso, espeluznante |
 Estonian: jube |
 Farsi: دلهره آور؛ اسرار آمیز |
 Finnish: aavemainen |
 French: inquiétant |
 Hebrew: מַפחִיד |
 Hindi: डरावनी |
 Croatian: jezovit |
 Hungarian: hátborzongató |
 Indonesian: mengerikan |
 Icelandic: óhugnanlegur |
 Italian: lugubre, misterioso |
 Japanese: ぞっとするような |
 Korean: 무시무시한 |
 Lithuanian: šiurpus, kraupus |
 Latvian: baismīgs; dīvains |
 Malay: menyeramkan |
 Dutch: spookachtig |
 Norwegian: uhyggelig, nifs, skummel |
 Polish: pełen grozy |
 Persian: دلهره آور؛ اسرار آمیز |
 Pashto: وېروونكى، غوندى زېږوونكى، |
 Portuguese: assustador |
 Romanian: ciudat |
 Russian: жуткий |
 Slovak: tajuplný; desivý |
 Slovenian: grozljiv |
 Serbian: jeziv |
 Swedish: kuslig, spöklik |
 Thai: น่าขนลุก; ลึกลับ; ประหลาด |
 Turkish: ürkütücü |
 Taiwanese: 令人毛骨悚然的 |
 Ukrainian: моторошний; жахливий |
 Urdu: بھیانک |
 Vietnamese: kỳ quái |
 Chinese: 引起恐惧的，令人恐怖的 |
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