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uncanny
adjective
Suggesting the operation of supernatural influences;- John Galsworthy;- Henry Kingsley
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ʌnˈkæni
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adjective
Suggesting the operation of supernatural influences;- John Galsworthy;- Henry Kingsley
“An eldritch screech”
adjective
Surpassing the ordinary or normal; - George Will
“Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel”
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An eldritch screech
The three weird sisters
Stumps … had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures
An unearthly light
He could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din
Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel
His uncanny sense of direction
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