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eerier

adjective
SayEER-ee-erUS/ˈɪɚiɚ/UK · AUS/ˈɪəɹiə/

1 meaning of eerier

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Comparative of eerie.

    With the power out, the empty hospital corridor felt eerier than any horror film.

    Her voice sounded eerier on the recording than it had in the room.

    Note

    The final e of eerie drops before the ending, leaving eerier and eeriest, and the longer more eerie is also used. In a comparison it is followed by than: the corridor felt eerier than any film. Scottish dialect lets eerie describe the frightened person rather than the frightening thing, so there an eerier child is a more timid one.

eerier is a form of eerie

eerie, adjective: Strange and frightening, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way. Full entry

Forms
eerieeerier comparativeeeriest superlative
Spelling
eerie → eerier: add -r

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