Definitions
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- adv. In an eerie manner.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- adv. In a strange, unearthly way.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In an eery, strange, or unearthly manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adv. in an unnatural eery manner
Etymologies
Examples
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The man was staring down at him, his expression eerily deadpan.
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Owens sent out an invading army of extraterrestrial princesses in eerily long, sweeping skirts and clean, sleeveless leather vests with trailing trains.
Balmain, Zac Posen, Rick Owens & Manish Arora Out Of This World In Paris (PHOTOS, POLL)
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Silently prowling the muddy streets, she watches eerily from the shadows, waiting for ... something.
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As a syndicated cartoonist, I've seen my published ideas later appear in eerily similar reiterations in other comics and spoken near-verbatim by nationally recognized humorists (to the point where scores of readers and viewers alerted me, offended and outraged on my behalf).
The Riff: From 'SOUTH PARK' to 'POOCH CAFE': When a sense of plagiarism plagues comedy
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I'll predict that they'll remain eerily quiet about this whole thing.
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Almost two years later, I get a phone call eerily similar to an earlier letter: Hi, this is Dr. Oddi's office.
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The creatures are depicted masterfully with CGI: some of them appear with horrible realism, while others remain eerily obscured within the mist.
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Pictures that have them in eerily-similar stances?
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Mickelson was five guys away from being in last place, finding his name eerily close to that of
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It appears that - at about 75 mph - I make an expression eerily similar to bitter beer face in an effort to keep my [already strapped] goggles on my face.
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