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View definitions for eerily

eerily

adverb as in strangely

Strongest matches

  • bizarrely
  • creepily
  • mysteriously
  • preternaturally
  • spookily
  • supernaturally
  • uncannily
  • weirdly

Strong matches

  • bloodcurdlingly
  • chillingly
  • fearfully
  • forebodingly
  • formidably
  • grimly
  • hauntingly
  • ominously
  • unnervingly

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But the park has been mired in controversy for years, and its eerily empty walkways were visible from outside during a visit earlier this month.

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In the scope of “Mellon Collie,” his words are eerily true.

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She describes her previously healthy lifestyle, which included running, skiing and even once swimming in New York's Hudson River, "eerily, to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society".

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Ahead of the G-20 Leaders Summit this weekend, it was eerily quiet.

The four of them sang it over and over again as they marched through the eerily quiet halls, all the way to Miss Mortimer’s office.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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