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eeriness

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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.]
eeri·ly adv.
eeri·ness n.
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Noun1.eeriness - strangeness by virtue of being mysterious and inspiring fear
ghostliness
strangeness, unfamiliarity - unusualness as a consequence of not being well known


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