German

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Etymology

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From Schauer (shudder) +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaʊʁɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaʊʁɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: schau‧rig

Adjective

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schaurig (strong nominative masculine singular schauriger, comparative schauriger, superlative am schaurigsten)

  1. creepy, eery, ghoulish, bloodcurdling, gruesome, scary, spooky, horrid, spine-chilling, spine-tingling

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Adverb

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schaurig

  1. creepily, eerily, ghoulishly, etc.

References

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  • schaurig” in Duden online
  • schaurig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache