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eldritch Definition

el·dritch (el′dric̸h′)

adjective

weird; eerie

Etymology: Early ModE elrich, prob. < ME elf, elve, elf + rice, realm: see -ric

eldritch Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • ichor: Ansible 105, " eldritch, blasphemous ichor " -- H.P. Lovecraft passim.
  • power: The on-screen deaths, whether in military fashion or at the hands of eldritch powers, are gruesome, even stomach churning.
eldritch Quotes

Do not expect again a phoenix hour, The triple-towered sky, the dove complaining, Sudden the rain of gold and heart's first ease Traced under trees by the eldritch light of sundown.

—Day-Lewis, Cecil

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