eerisome

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adjective

Characterised or marked by eeriness; causing fear.

OriginProto-Germanic *samaz ← Proto-Indo-European *somHós ← English eerie →
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Meanings

adjectiveeerisome (comparative more eerisome, superlative most eerisome)

comparative more eerisome · superlative most eerisome

  1. ScotlanddialectalCharacterised or marked by eeriness; causing fear.

Origin

  1. Englisheerie
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  4. Proto-Germanic*samaz
  5. Englisheerisome

From eerie + -some.

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APA

eerisome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eerisome

MLA

“eerisome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eerisome. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eerisome,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eerisome.

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