eerily

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eerily

/ˈɪəɹɪli/
/ˈɪɹ.ɪ.li/ US

Rhymes with -ɪəɹɪli

Where it comes from

From eerie + -ly. Compare Old English earglīċe, earhlīċe (“in a cowardly manner, timidly, fearfully”).

adverb more eerily · most eerily

In an eerie manner. And it was the voice of a human being—a known, loved, well-remembered voice—that of Edward Fairfax Rochester; and it spoke in pain and woe—wildly, eerily, urgently.
Similar: strangely, ominously, uncannily

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adv In an eerie manner

Español	espeluznantemente, inquietantemente, sobrecogedoramente
Français	étrangement, sinistrement

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@misc{eerily_2026,
  title = {eerily},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eerily},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}