eldritch

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  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: weirduncannyunearthly
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Eldritch \El"dritch\, a. Hideous; ghastly; as, an eldritch shriek or laugh. [Local, Eng.] [1913 Webster]
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