[ee.rie] also ee.ry adj ee.ri.er ; -est [ME (northern dial.) eri] (14c) 1 chiefly Scot: affected with fright: scared
2: so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine "a coyote's ~ howl" "the similarities were ~"; also: seemingly not of earthly origin "the flames cast an ~ glow" syn see weird -- ee.ri.ly adv -- ee.ri.ness n