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Eldritch vs Eldritchly - What's the difference?

eldritch | eldritchly |

As an adjective eldritch

is unearthly, alien, supernatural, weird, spooky, eerie.

As an adverb eldritchly is

in an eldritch way.

eldritch

English

Alternative forms

* eldrich, elrich, elritch

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • unearthly, alien, supernatural, weird, spooky, eerie
  • * 1790 —
    • So Maggie runs, the witches follow,
    Wi' mony an eldritch skriech and hollo.
  • * 1850 — , ch VII
    • Pearl, in utter scorn of her mother's attempt to quiet her, gave an eldritch scream, and then became silent.
  • * 2003 — , ch 3
    • Between the new case, the Outfit hitter, and challenge, I wanted to make damn sure that I wasn't gonna get caught with my eldritch britches down again.

    eldritchly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In an eldritch way.
  • * 1981 , Clark Ashton Smith, The City of the Singing Flame
    • ...with a cortege of dead kings about them, and the blown breath of skeletons thrilling eldritchly in the silver flutes.
  • * 1985 , Arthur Crew Inman, Daniel Aaron, The Inman Diary
    • The white eyeballs and white teeth of the horse, the panting flanks, the rigid legs all stood out eldritchly .
  • * 1986 , Larry McCaffery, Postmodern Fiction: A Bio-bibliographical Guide
    • With his co-editor Robert Shea, he became involved with the eldritchly comic Discordian Society, and together they eventually co-created The Illuminates.

    Synonyms

    * eerily * uncannily