eerily
pronunciation
How to pronounce eerily in British English:
UK [ˈɪərəli]
How to pronounce eerily in American English:
US [ ˈɪrəli]
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- Adverb:
- in an unnatural eery manner
Word Origin
- eerily (adv.)
- 1821, from eerie + -ly (2).
Example
- 1. So far events have been eerily reminiscent of 2008 .
- 2. Others fell eerily silent , and still others were ambivalent but amazed .
- 3. The journey of these sculptures of ice from glaciers to ocean is eerily beautiful and utterly terrifying .
- 4. In benghazi , streets were eerily empty as many residents started fleeing toward egypt .
- 5. When viewing the us fiscal stand-off from europe , it all looks eerily familiar .