EERIE


Meaning of EERIE in English

[ 'ɪəri ]

■ adjective ( ~r , ~st ) strange and frightening.

Derivatives

eerily adverb

eeriness noun

Origin

ME (orig. north. Engl. and Scots in the sense 'fearful'): prob. from OE earg 'cowardly', of Gmc origin.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.