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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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