What is the meaning of eerie?

adjective

  • Suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious.
    • usage: "an eerie feeling of deja vu"
  • Inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening.
    • usage: "an uncomfortable and eerie stillness in the woods"; "an eerie midnight howl"
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