EERIE


Meaning of EERIE in English

adj. (eerier, eeriest) gloomy and strange; weird, frightening (an eerie silence).

Derivatives:

eerily adv. eeriness n.

Etymology: orig. N.Engl. and Sc. eri, of obscure orig.: cf. OE earg cowardly

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.