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uncanny
(/@/n'k/&/n/i/ )

adjective (a)

  • Not canny; unsafe; strange; weird; ghostly.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • suggesting the operation of supernatural influences(adj.all)
    Example:
    Stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures.
    Synonym:
    eldritch, unearthly, weird
    source: wordnet30
  • surpassing the ordinary or normal(adj.all)
    Example:
    His uncanny sense of direction.
    Synonym:
    preternatural
    source: wordnet30
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