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aerie; airy; eerie, eery
aerie (ER ee, IR ee) (noun)
The nest of an eagle, or other bird of prey, which is constructed in a high place: The ornithologist was able to see the eagle's aerie on the side of the mountain.
airy (ER ee) (adjective)
1. Well ventilated: The castle halls were large and airy.
2. Jaunty, sprightly, lively, frolicsome: The little goats hopped around in an airy way.
2. Jaunty, sprightly, lively, frolicsome: The little goats hopped around in an airy way.
"The band played an airy tune."
3. Imaginary, fanciful, dreamy, ethereal, unrealistic: The daydreamer's head was full of airy thoughts.eerie, eery (IR ee) (adjective)
So strange as to inspire a feeling of fear; uneasy because of superstitious fear; ominous, ghostly, spooky: Seeing the old graveyard at night usually gave any visitors there an eerie (or eery) feeling.
Seeing the aerie of the eagle in the airy forest gave Glenda an eerie feeling.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group A; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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eerie (IR ee) (adjective), eerier; eeriest
Conveying or referring to something that is dreadful, fearful, frightening, ghostly, or spooky: Being in the old graveyard, especially at night, gave Adam and Erin an eerie feeling.
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