uncanny

Adjective
  1. Suggesting the operation of supernatural influences (synset 301579817)
    "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"
    similar to: supernatural - not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material
    same as: eldritch, unearthly, weird
  2. Surpassing the ordinary or normal (synset 301682392)
    "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel"; "his uncanny sense of direction"
    similar to: extraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
    same as: preternatural

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