Adjective: uncanny (uncannier,uncanniest) ,ún'ka-nee
- Suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
"stumps … had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures";
- eldritch, weird, unearthly
- Surpassing the ordinary or normal
"his uncanny sense of direction";
- preternatural
Derived forms: uncannier, uncanniest
See also: extraordinary, supernatural
Encyclopedia: Uncanny