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uncanny (adj.)

1590s, "mischievous;" 1773 in the sense of "associated with the supernatural," originally Scottish and northern English, from un- (1) "not" + canny. In late 18c. canny itself had a sense of "possessed of supernatural powers, skilled in magic."

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Definitions of uncanny from WordNet

uncanny (adj.)
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; "stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy; "he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"- Henry Kingsley;
Synonyms: eldritch / weird / unearthly
uncanny (adj.)
surpassing the ordinary or normal; "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel" - George Will;
his uncanny sense of direction
Synonyms: preternatural
From wordnet.princeton.edu