ee·rie or ee·ry (îr  )adj. ee·ri·er, ee·ri·est 1. a. Inspiring inexplicable fear, dread, or uneasiness; strange and frightening. b. Suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious. See Synonyms at weird. 2. Scots Frightened or intimidated by superstition. [Middle English eri, fearful, from Old English earg, cowardly.] ee ri·ly adv.ee ri·ness n. |
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| Adv. | 1. | eerily - in an unnatural eery manner; "it was eerily quiet in the chapel" |
Translations
eerily [ˈɪərɪlɪ] ADV [deserted] → misteriosamente; [similar, familiar] → sorprendentemente
the whole town was eerily quiet → el pueblo entero estaba sumido en un silencio inquietante
his footsteps echoed eerily along the High Street → sus pasos resonaron de manera sobrecogedora por la calle Mayor
the whole town was eerily quiet → el pueblo entero estaba sumido en un silencio inquietante
his footsteps echoed eerily along the High Street → sus pasos resonaron de manera sobrecogedora por la calle Mayor
eerily
adv (+vb) → unheimlich; (+adj) → auf unheimliche Weise; the whole town was eerily quiet → in der ganzen Stadt herrschte eine unheimliche Stille; sometimes they were eerily similar → manchmal bestand eine unheimliche Ähnlichkeit zwischen ihnen
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