variants  
 or less commonly eery
        
    
            
              eerier; eeriest            
        
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                                                      : so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine                                      
              
                             
a coyote's eerie howl
                                       the similarities were eerie
                         
                
                                
            also                
          
                                                      : seemingly not of earthly origin                                       
              
                             
            the flames cast an eerie glow    
                         
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                                chiefly Scotland 
                                  
              
          
                                                      : affected with fright : scared                                      
                
                    
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