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 Definition of 'uncanny'

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1. (adj) eldritchweirduncannyunearthly
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

2. (adj) preternaturaluncanny
surpassing the ordinary or normal
"Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel" - George Will; "his uncanny sense of direction"


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