Uncanny - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ʌnˈkænɪ|
Brit.
|ʌnˈkænɪ|
adjective
- suggesting the operation of supernatural influences (syn: eldritch, unearthly, weird)
stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures
- surpassing the ordinary or normal (syn: preternatural)his uncanny sense of direction
Extra examples
She had an uncanny resemblance to someone I had seen before.
She has an uncanny sense of direction.
It's uncanny how much the twins resemble each other.
...gifted with an uncanny ability to persuade people to do things they ordinarily wouldn't...
There's an uncanny likeness between them.
Hugh's uncanny likeness to his father
Clinton had an uncanny ability to sense the pulse of the nation.
Word forms
adjective
comparative: uncannier
superlative: uncanniest
comparative: uncannier
superlative: uncanniest
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