uncanny: Meaning and Definition of

un•can•ny

Pronunciation: (un-kan'ē), [key]
— adj.
  1. having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis; beyond the ordinary or normal; extraordinary: uncanny accuracy; an uncanny knack of foreseeing trouble.
  2. mysterious; arousing superstitious fear or dread; uncomfortably strange: Uncanny sounds filled the house.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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