eerie

 
Pronunciation: /ˈɪəri/

adjective (eerier, eeriest)

  • strange and frightening: an eerie green glow in the sky

Derivatives

eerily

adverb
[as submodifier]: it was eerily quiet

eeriness

noun

Origin:

Middle English (originally northern English and Scots in the sense 'fearful'): probably from Old English earg 'cowardly', of Germanic origin; related to German arg