uncanny

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. suggesting the operation of supernatural influences“an eldritch screech”“the three weird sisters”“stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures — John Galsworthy”“an unearthly light”“he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din — Henry Kingsley”Synonyms: eldritchweirdunearthly
  2. surpassing the ordinary or normal“Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel — George Will”“his uncanny sense of direction”Synonyms: preternatural
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Uncanny \Un*can"ny\, a. Not canny; unsafe; strange; weird; ghostly. --Sir W. Scott. -- Un*can"ni*ness, n. --G. Eliot. [1913 Webster]
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