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    eldritch

    eldritch - Dictionary definition and meaning for word eldritch

    Definition
    (adj) suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
    Synonyms : uncanny , unearthly , weird
    Example Sentence
    • an eldritch screech
    • 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
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for eldritch

ELDER+WITCH......eldritch means ghostly...hence a witch who is elder is really ghostly

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