Definition
Meaning of 'uncanny'
Meaning of 'uncanny' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Uncanny 
[ a.]
- Not canny; unsafe; strange; weird; ghostly. [ a.]Meaning of 'uncanny' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. uncanny [ s]
[ s]Meaning (1):
- suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
- suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
Example in sentence:
- an eldritch screech;
- an unearthly light;
- he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din;
- stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures;
- the three weird sisters
Meaning (2):
- surpassing the ordinary or normal
- surpassing the ordinary or normal
Example in sentence:
- Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel;
- his uncanny sense of direction
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