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uncanny
[uhn-kan-ee]
adjective
having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis; beyond the ordinary or normal; extraordinary.
uncanny accuracy; an uncanny knack of foreseeing trouble.
mysterious; arousing superstitious fear or dread; uncomfortably strange.
Uncanny sounds filled the house.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms: ,
uncanny
/ ʌˈæɪ /
adjective
characterized by apparently supernatural wonder, horror, etc
beyond what is normal or expected
an uncanny accuracy
Other 51Թ Forms
- uncannily adverb
- uncanniness noun
- ܲˈԲԾԱ noun
- ܲˈԲԾ adverb
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Example Sentences
Fraser reveals an uncanny pattern of polluting smelters and the men brought up in their shadows, prone to mood swings and erratic tantrums.
Even the bathrooms are opulent in that uncanny, chain-restaurant way: part suburban shopping plaza, part Ancient Egyptian bathhouse, all backlit marble and echoing tile.
Another key to the show is Maggie Q, whose temperament and Hawaiian heritage mirrors the character she plays in uncanny ways.
The majority of Season 50’s cold opens have leaned on James Austin Johnson’s uncanny President Trump impression, and the finale followed suit.
There’s an odd smoothness to the look and feel of the cinematography by Christian Sebaldt, but the uncanny valley phenomenon is welcome when watching bodily destruction unfold.
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