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eerie

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  1. weird                 
 
ee.rie also ee.ry \'i(*)r-e-\ \'ir-*-le-\ \'ir-e--n*s\ aj [ME eri, fr. OE 
   earg cowardly, wretched] chiefly Scot  1: FRIGHTENED  2a: frightening 
   because of strangeness or gloominess  2b: STRANGE, MYSTERIOUS  - ee.ri.ly 
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