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Adjective: uncanny (uncannier,uncanniest)  ,ún'ka-nee
  1. Suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
    "stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures";
    - eldritch, weird, unearthly
     
  2. Surpassing the ordinary or normal
    "his uncanny sense of direction";
    - preternatural

Derived forms: uncannier, uncanniest

See also: extraordinary, supernatural

Encyclopedia: Uncanny