Meanings
comparative more eldritchly · superlative most eldritchly
- In an eldritch way.
The white eyeballs and white teeth of the horse, the panting flanks, the rigid legs all stood out eldritchly.
1985, Arthur Crew Inman, Daniel Aaron, The Inman Diary2 more examples
...with a cortege of dead kings about them, and the blown breath of skeletons thrilling eldritchly in the silver flutes.
1981, Clark Ashton Smith, The City of the Singing FlameWith his co-editor Robert Shea, he became involved with the eldritchly comic Discordian Society, and together they eventually co-created The Illuminates.
1986, Larry McCaffery, Postmodern Fiction: A Bio-bibliographical Guide
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eldritchly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eldritchly
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