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Horrific vs Eerie - What's the difference?

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Horrific is a related term of eerie.


As adjectives the difference between horrific and eerie

is that horrific is horrifying, causing horror; horrible while eerie is strange, weird, fear-inspiring.

horrific

English

Alternative forms

* horrifick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Horrifying, causing horror; horrible.

    • Usage notes

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    Related terms

    * horrible * horrifical * horrification * horrify * horror * horrendous

    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