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eerily

[eer-i-lee] / ˈɪər ɪ li /
ADVERB
strangely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bizarrely creepily mysteriously preternaturally spookily supernaturally uncannily weirdly
STRONG
bloodcurdlingly chillingly fearfully forebodingly formidably grimly hauntingly ominously unnervingly
WEAK
fantastically monstrously otherworldly phantasmatically sinisterly spectrally unusually
Antonyms


Example Sentences

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I’m continually assaulted by images of the Kardashians, the ultimate hot-mom clan, who’ve set the bar for the rest of us plebs, showing off their sculpted figures and eerily frozen faces.

From The Wall Street Journal

When Skarsgård took the stage to accept his award — to the tune of Usher’s “Yeah!,” for some reason — that scene from “Sentimental Value” was almost eerily prescient.

From Salon

During those first months after the fire, the street was eerily empty except for the National Guard, which took position for weeks on the north side below the burn zone.

From Los Angeles Times

When the coin collector made his rounds, the office became eerily silent.

From The Wall Street Journal

Earlier this month, the CEO of one of the hottest robot startups, Figure AI, posted a video of the company’s latest humanoid bot jogging in a manner eerily similar to a human.

From The Wall Street Journal