Definition of Eerily

1. Adverb. In an unnatural eery manner. "It was eerily quiet in the chapel"

Exact synonyms: Spookily

Definition of Eerily

1. adv. In a strange, unearthly way.

Definition of Eerily

1. Adverb. In an eerie manner. ¹

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Definition of Eerily

1. eerie [adv] - See also: eerie

Lexicographical Neighbors of Eerily

een
eensy
eentsy
eeny
eeny, meeny, miny, moe
eeny-meeny-miney-mo
eep
eeped
eephus
eeping
eeps
eerie
eerieness
eerier
eeriest
eerily (current term)
eeriness
eerinesses
eerisome
eery
ees
eesome
eetch
eetches
eeven
eevens
eevn
eevning
eevnings
eevns

Literary usage of Eerily

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Poets and Poetry of Scotland: From the Earliest to the Present Time by James Grant Wilson (1876)
"HOW eerily, HOW DREARILY. How eerily, how drearily, how wearily to pine, When my love's in a foreign land, ..."

2. The Novelist's Magazine (1784)
"... that I am, with an equal fin- ' eerily, Sir, your very much obliged, ' and mod humble fervant, « C. TRUEWORTH.' Mr. Staple read this letter many times ..."

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