eerily

adverb

ee·​ri·​ly ˈir-ə-lē How to pronounce eerily (audio)
: in a strange and eerie manner : mysteriously, weirdly
The museum had closed for the night and it was eerily still.—Brian Selznick
In a case eerily similar to the Vicki Hoskinson murder, an eleven-year-old girl in Louisiana disappeared while riding her bicycle.—David Fisher

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At that point, the film pivots to a more surreal register, presenting bright, clear skies that are slowly, eerily engulfed in darkness. — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026 The scene was eerily reminiscent of Game 1 of the 1996 ALCS, when a 12-year-old Maier reached over the right-field wall at the old Yankee Stadium and caught a game-tying Derek Jeter home run in the eighth inning of an eventual Yankees victory. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 When their first case involves another therapy-group member who has been targeted by a killer using methods eerily similar to those from Maya’s past, the detectives must set aside their differences to uncover the truth. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026 Then, just two games into the season, the Panthers captain went down awkwardly in an eerily similar fashion to his ACL injury a little more than a year earlier, causing Florida fans to wince. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for eerily

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of eerily was in 1847

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“Eerily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eerily. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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