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Meaning of 'uncanny' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Uncanny [ a.]
- Not canny; unsafe; strange; weird; ghostly.

Meaning of 'uncanny' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . uncanny [ s]
Meaning (1):
- 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
Example in sentence:
  • Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel;
  • his uncanny sense of direction

Nearby Words:

uncage uncalled-for uncalm uncamp uncanonize uncap uncapable uncape uncapper uncardinal

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