eerily

adverb

ee·​ri·​ly ˈir-ə-lē How to pronounce eerily (audio)
: 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

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Some are translucent spheres that are eerily silent, seemingly sucking in all the noise around them, ready to engulf all who would wander near them, like a black hole. Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024 Here’s our little secret: Target carries tons of stylish boot options that eerily resemble some luxe designs on the market. Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 19 Nov. 2024 The Simpsons, known for its eerily accurate predictions, was also wrong. Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024 Opinion:How Fox News, CNN reacted to an eerily '2016' election night Reach Goodykoontz at [email protected]. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for eerily 

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of eerily was in 1847

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“Eerily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eerily. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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