eldritch
AdjectiveUS[el-drich]/ˈɛldrɪtʃ/2 syllables
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Adjective (1)
- suggesting the operation of supernatural influences“an eldritch screech”“the three weird sisters”“stumps … had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures — John Galsworthy”“an unearthly light”“he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din — Henry Kingsley”Synonyms: weirduncannyunearthlyOpposite naturalSimilar supernatural
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
El′dritch adjective
Hideous; ghastly; as, an eldritch shriek or laugh. Local, Eng.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54