eldritch
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el·dritch
(ĕl′drĭch)adj.
Strange or unearthly; eerie.
[Perhaps Middle English *elriche : Old English el-, strange, other; see al- in Indo-European roots + Old English rīce, realm; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]
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eldritch
(ˈɛldrɪtʃ) oreldrich
adj
poetic Scot unearthly; weird
[C16: perhaps from Old English ælf elf + rīce realm; see rich]
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el•dritch
(ˈɛl drɪtʃ)adj.
eerie; weird; spooky.
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| Adj. | 1. |  eldritch - 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 Kingsleysupernatural - not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings" |
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