eerier

Variant of eerie

eerie definition

ee·rie or eery ee′ry (ir′ē, ē′rē)

adjective eerier -·rier, eeriest -·ri·est

  1. Now Rare timid or frightened; uneasy because of superstitious fear
  2. mysterious, uncanny, or weird, esp. in such a way as to frighten or disturb

Etymology: N Eng dial & Scot < ME eri, filled with dread, prob. var. of erg, cowardly, timid < OE earg, akin to Ger arg, bad, wicked: for IE base see orchestra

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