schauerlich

German

Etymology

schauern + -lich

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaʊ̯ɐlɪç/

Adjective

schauerlich (comparative schauerlicher, superlative am schauerlichsten)

  1. eerie, horrible
    • 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Orgelpfeifen, in: Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun. Verlag, page 9:
      So dunkel und schauerlich die Gruft aussah, wenn man durch die blinden, bestaubten Scheibchen der kleinen Fenster hineinblickte, so hell und freundlich war oben die Kirche.
      Just as dark and eerie the crypt looked like, if one looked in it through the cloudy, dusted little panes of the small windows, as bright and friendly was the church above.

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