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eldritch

adjective
EL-drich/ˈɛl.dɹɪt͡ʃ/

1 meaning of eldritch

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Strange and scary in a way that does not seem natural.

    An eldritch scream came from the dark woods.

    At night the old house filled with eldritch shadows.

    Similareerie, unearthly, uncanny, otherworldly, weird

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Origin

From an older form, elritch, whose origin is not certain. The writer H. P. Lovecraft made the word popular again.