eldritchly

E1L1D2R1I1T1C3H4L1Y4

adverb

In an eldritch way.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

adverbeldritchly (comparative more eldritchly, superlative most eldritchly)

comparative more eldritchly · superlative most eldritchly

  1. 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 Diary
    2 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 Flame

    With 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

    Synonyms: eerily, uncannily

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn an eldritch way.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

eldritchly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eldritchly

MLA

“eldritchly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eldritchly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eldritchly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eldritchly.

Source: eldritchly on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.