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Definition of Eldritch
1. Adjective. Suggesting the operation of supernatural influences. "He could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"
Definition of Eldritch
1. a. Hideous; ghastly; as, an eldritch shriek or laugh.
Definition of Eldritch
1. Adjective. unearthly, alien, supernatural, weird, spooky, eerie ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Eldritch
1. weird [adj] - See also: weird
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eldritch
Literary usage of Eldritch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"The creature grain'd an eldritch laugh, Death, and Dr. Hornbook. 34. Ye boulets,
frae your ivy ... In some auld tree, or eldritch tower, El. on Capt. MH to. ..."
2. The Scottish Gallovidian Encyclopedia by John Mactaggart (1876)
"... with the high swinging language of damnation, mine eldritch jaw should never
be opened in self-defence; ..."
3. The Complete Poetical Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns, William Ernest Henley (1897)
"eldritch, (1) horrible, unearthly: "eldritch squeel," 10; " eldritch croon. ...
fearsome: "eldritch tower," K:Í; "eldritch part," !4. Elekit, elected. ..."
4. A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch: With an Introductory Chapter Onthe Poetry by Charles Mackay (1888)
"The witches follow Wi' mony an eldritch screech and hollow. ... castles gray Nod
to the moon, To fright the nightly wanderer's way Wi' eldritch croon. ..."
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