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US
/ənˈkæni/
]
[ UK /ʌnkˈæni/ ]
[ UK /ʌnkˈæni/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
an eldritch screech
he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din
stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures
an unearthly light
the three weird sisters -
surpassing the ordinary or normal
Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel
his uncanny sense of direction
How To Use uncanny In A Sentence
- Except for the fact that his hair was a solid black, the thin, slight boy of about fifteen or sixteen bore an uncanny resemblance to Kunihiko.
- There is also an uncanny correlation of azimuthal phases between $\ell = 3$ and $\ell = 5$. Science Press Release Synopses
- There is an uncanny resemblance between this reasoning and that which had earlier led John Dalton to an atomic theory of chemistry.
- As a lightweight, he carried a pretty solid wallop to go along with his uncanny ring generalship.
- He has an uncanny feeling for being in the right spot at the right time and the opposing goalkeeper can only watch and cry. The Sun
- He earned the sobriquet from an uncanny ability to always pick the right stocks. Times, Sunday Times
- An uncanny silence descended on a school as pupils made a superhuman effort to clamp their lips tightly shut.
- stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures
- Well, the only thing is he is so extraordinarily responsive and sensitive to any move that I make that it's uncanny.
- There was an uncanny lack of sound for an attack until about fifty yards in front of the gate when the warriors took up a battle cry that sounded like a dull roar.