adv
Meaning 1
In an eerie manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
eerily
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈɪəɹɪli/
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US: /ˈɪɹ.ɪ.li/
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rhymes with -ɪəɹɪli
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CMU ARPABET: IH1 R AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adverb
Meaning 2
in an unnatural eery manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- it was eerily quiet in the chapel
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: spookily
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From eerie + -ly. Compare Old English earglīċe, earhlīċe (“in a cowardly manner, timidly, fearfully”).
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: tajuplně — In an eerie manner
- Finnish: aavemaisesti — In an eerie manner
- French: étrangement — In an eerie manner
- French: sinistrement — In an eerie manner
- Spanish: espeluznantemente — In an eerie manner
- Spanish: inquietantemente — In an eerie manner
- Spanish: sobrecogedoramente — In an eerie manner
- Swedish: kusligt — In an eerie manner