adjective
- strange and frightening; causing an uneasy feeling of fear or unease
Usage: Also spelled 'eerie' (more common in modern usage); Often used to describe atmospheres, sounds, or situations
Examples
- The old house had an eery silence that made everyone uncomfortable.
- An eery fog rolled across the cemetery at midnight.
- The eery sound of wind through the abandoned building gave me chills.
- She felt an eery presence in the dark hallway.
- The eery glow of the full moon lit up the forest.
- There was something eery about the way he smiled.