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"
... amongst us all," shrieked out the eldritch crew, and all came around her and tried their ... — More English Fairy Tales • Various Read full book for free!
... though now a shade Of doubt would darken into dread, That some unskilled presumptuous arm Had marred tradition's mighty charm. Scarce grew thy lurking dread the less, Till she, the ancient Minstreless, With fervid voice and kindling eye, And withered arms waving on high, Sung forth these words in eldritch shriek, While tears stood on thy nut-brown cheek: "Na, we are nane o' the lads o' France, Nor e'er pretend to be; We be three lads of fair Scotland, Auld Maitland's sons ... — Sir Walter Scott and the Border Minstrelsy • Andrew Lang Read full book for free!