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EERY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does eery mean?
• EERY (adjective)
The adjective EERY has 1 sense:
1. inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening
Familiarity information: EERY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Comparative: eerier
Superlative: eeriest
Superlative: eeriest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening
Synonyms:
eerie; eery
Context example:
an eerie midnight howl
Similar:
strange; unusual (being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird)
Derivation:
eeriness (strangeness by virtue of being mysterious and inspiring fear)
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