uncanny
[ uhn-kan-ee ]
/ ʌnˈkæn i /
adjective
having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis; beyond the ordinary or normal; extraordinary: uncanny accuracy; an uncanny knack of foreseeing trouble.
mysterious; arousing superstitious fear or dread; uncomfortably strange: Uncanny sounds filled the house.
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uncaged, uncal, uncalled, uncalled for, uncalled-for, uncanny, uncanny valley, uncanonical, uncap, uncapable, uncared for
Related formsun·can·ni·ly, adverbun·can·ni·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for uncanny
uncanny
/ (ʌnˈkænɪ) /
adjective
characterized by apparently supernatural wonder, horror, etc
beyond what is normal or expectedan uncanny accuracy
Derived Formsuncannily, adverbuncanniness, noun
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Word Origin and History for uncanny
uncanny
1590s, "mischievous;" 1773 in the sense of "associated with the supernatural," originally Scottish and northern English, from un- (1) "not" + canny.
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