Eery (Adjective)
Meaning
Inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening; "an uncomfortable and eerie stillness in the woods"; "an eerie midnight howl".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The abandoned mansion stood at the top of the hill, its turrets and spires reaching towards the sky like skeletal fingers, casting an eerie shadow over the town below.
- The old, creaking door swung open by itself, letting out an eerie screech that sent shivers down my spine.
- As I walked through the deserted streets at night, the only sound being the echo of my footsteps, I couldn't shake off the eerie feeling that I was being watched.
- The fog rolled in off the ocean, shrouding the small town in an eerie mist that made it impossible to see more than a few feet in front of me.
- The howling wind outside created an eerie melody that seemed to match the beating of my heart, making me feel like I was trapped in some kind of supernatural nightmare.