Definitions
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- adverb
eerily , in aspooky manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in an unnatural eery manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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That's kind of spookily coincidental and deep, right?
Vice Magazine 2009
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And Right on cue comes Rick Perry, the newest Republican superhero, capable of going toe-to-loony-toe with Michele Bachmann in linking government to slavery as spookily as Dick Cheney linked 9/11and Saddam Hussein.
Michael Sigman: Corporations Are a Mitt's Best Friend Michael Sigman 2011
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Grey clouds rising from sticks of incense hang in the air, spookily.
Greg Mitchell: Under a Mound in Hiroshima: A City of Ashes the Size of Santa Fe Greg Mitchell 2011
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But to get to Liverpool on Saturday, for the Bob Champion Aintree Legends Charity Race, in which a dozen National-winning ex-jockeys will compete, Aldaniti's former partner had to survive a second heart attack three weeks ago: 10 years to the day, spookily, after his first.
Bob Champion: The National treasure who keeps on running 2011
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But unlike most, this market also is populated by 26 life-size androgynous sculptures spookily standing, sitting or kneeling throughout the park.
A Midtown Market Share Pia Catton 2011
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And Right on cue comes Rick Perry, the newest Republican superhero, capable of going toe-to-loony-toe with Michele Bachmann in linking government to slavery as spookily as Dick Cheney linked 9/11and Saddam Hussein.
Michael Sigman: Corporations Are a Mitt's Best Friend Michael Sigman 2011
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Everyplace from the village proper to the fancy beach houses north of the village was spookily deserted and desolate.
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And Right on cue comes Rick Perry, the newest Republican superhero, capable of going toe-to-loony-toe with Michele Bachmann in linking government to slavery as spookily as Dick Cheney linked 9/11and Saddam Hussein.
Michael Sigman: Corporations Are a Mitt's Best Friend Michael Sigman 2011
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And Right on cue comes Rick Perry, the newest Republican superhero, capable of going toe-to-loony-toe with Michele Bachmann in linking government to slavery as spookily as Dick Cheney linked 9/11and Saddam Hussein.
Michael Sigman: Corporations Are a Mitt's Best Friend Michael Sigman 2011
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By day you can mooch around nearby towns – historic Orvieto is 18km away – and spookily quiet medieval villages.
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