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Aerier vs Eerier - What's the difference?

aerier | eerier |

As adjectives the difference between aerier and eerier

is that aerier is (aery) while eerier is (eerie).

aerier

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (aery)

    • aery

    English

    Noun

    (aeries)

    • Adjective

    (er)
  • (poetic) aerial; ethereal; incorporeal; visionary.
  • * 1667 , '': Book XI, in 1801, Henry John Todd (editor), ''The Poetical Works of John Milton , Volume 3, page 349,
    • The bird of Jove, ?toop'd from his aery tour, / Two birds of gaye?t plume before him drove ;

    Anagrams

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    eerier

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (eerie)

    • eerie

    English

    Alternative forms

    * eery

    Adjective

    (er)
  • strange, weird, fear-inspiring.
    • The eerie sounds seemed to come from the graveyard after midnight.
  • (Scotland) fearful, timid.
  • * 1883 , George MacDonald, Donal Grant
    • She began to feel eerie .

    Synonyms

    * See also * creepy, spooky

    Derived terms

    * eerily (adverb) * eeriness (noun) * eerisome