"eerily" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈɪəɹɪli/ Forms: more eerily [comparative], most eerily [superlative]
Etymology: From eerie + -ly. Compare Old English earglīċe, earhlīċe (“in a cowardly manner, timidly, fearfully”). Etymology templates: {{suf|en|eerie|ly|id2=adverbial}} eerie + -ly, {{cog|ang|earglīċe}} Old English earglīċe Head templates: {{en-adv}} eerily (comparative more eerily, superlative most eerily)
  1. In an eerie manner. Synonyms: strangely, ominously, uncannily Translations (In an eerie manner): tajuplně (Czech), aavemaisesti (Finnish), étrangement (French), sinistrement (French), kusligt (Swedish)

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