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English adjective: uncanny

1. uncanny suggesting the operation of supernatural influences


SamplesAn 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.


Synonymseldritch, unearthly, weird


Similarsupernatural


Antonymsnatural

2. uncanny surpassing the ordinary or normal


SamplesBeyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel.
His uncanny sense of direction.


Synonymspreternatural


Similarextraordinary


Antonymsordinary









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