eerily

adverb

ee·​ri·​ly ˈir-ə-lē 

: in a strange and eerie manner : mysteriously, weirdly

The museum had closed for the night and it was eerily still.

—Brian Selznick

In a case eerily similar to the Vicki Hoskinson murder, an eleven-year-old girl in Louisiana disappeared while riding her bicycle.

—David Fisher

Examples of eerily in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Then everything went eerily quiet, and an evacuation order came through due to fears that the North Tower might collapse. — ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026

The passage is eerily similar to Salinger’s own state of mind while in uniform, specifically on a day that should have evoked ecstasy. — Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

Those numbers are eerily similar — and narrowly higher — than the contract Robinson signed Tuesday. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Next comes the arrival of a tinkling blue ice cream truck manned by an eerily silent, smiling, wraith-like purveyor (Ari Millen) with a John Waters mustache. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for eerily

• cheerily
• drearily