Suggesting the operation of supernatural influences. Synonyms:uncanny, unearthly, weird."The three weird sisters" , "Stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures" , "An unearthly light" , "He could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"
... hold a draught of hell to your mouth, and they make you drink it; ... it burns, burns. And then you go down, down, down, into everlasting blackness." She broke off, and shuddered violently, then burst into eldritch laughter. ... — Prisoners of Hope - A Tale of Colonial Virginia • Mary Johnston
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