ELDRITCH

eldritch, weird, uncanny, unearthly

(adjective) 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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

eldritch (comparative more eldritch, superlative most eldritch)

Unearthly, supernatural, eerie.

Source: Wiktionary


El"dritch, a.

Definition: Hideous; ghastly; as, an eldritch shriek or laugh. [Local, Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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