The meaning of EERIE is so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine; also : seemingly not of earthly origin. How to use eerie in a sentence.

EERIE definition: 1. strange in a frightening and mysterious way: 2. strange in a frightening and mysterious way…. Learn more.

EERIE definition: uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird See examples of eerie used in a sentence.

Definition of eerie adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; strange and mysterious: an eerie howl. 2. Chiefly Scot. affected with superstitious fear.

3 days ago · eerie (comparative eerier, superlative eeriest) Inspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird. Synonyms: creepy, spooky; see also Thesaurus: strange The eerie …

Eerie definition: Inspiring inexplicable fear, dread, or uneasiness; strange and frightening.

If you describe something as eerie, you mean that it seems strange and frightening, and makes you feel nervous. I walked down the eerie dark path. ...an eerie calm.

Eerie means spooky, creepy or suggestively supernatural. If it's eerie, it's sure to make the hair on the back of your neck stand up. Back in the 1300s when eerie first came on the scene, it meant "fearful …

Strange and mysteriously unsettling in a way that invokes a sense of unease or fear. See example sentences, synonyms, and etymology for the adjective eerie.