Main Entry: un·can·ny

Pronunciation: \-ˈka-nē\

Function: adjective

Date: 1773

1 a : seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie, mysterious b : being beyond what is normal or expected : suggesting superhuman or supernatural powers <an uncanny sense of direction>
2 chiefly Scottish : severe, punishing

synonyms see weird

— un·can·ni·ly \-ˈka-nə-lē\ adverb

— un·can·ni·ness \-ˈka-nē-nəs\ noun