eerie
adjective
[ ˈɪəri ]
• strange and frightening.
• "an eerie green glow in the sky"
Similar:
uncanny,
sinister,
ghostly,
spectral,
unnatural,
unearthly,
preternatural,
supernatural,
other-worldly,
unreal,
mysterious,
strange,
abnormal,
odd,
curious,
queer,
weird,
bizarre,
freakish,
frightening,
spine-chilling,
hair-raising,
blood-curdling,
scaring,
terrifying,
petrifying,
chilling,
eldritch,
creepy,
scary,
spooky,
freaky,
rum,
Origin:
Middle English (originally northern English and Scots in the sense ‘fearful’): probably from Old English earg ‘cowardly’, of Germanic origin; related to German arg .
