UNCANNY


Meaning of UNCANNY in English

■ adjective ( uncannier , uncanniest ) strange or mysterious.

Derivatives

uncannily adverb

uncanniness noun

Origin

C16 (orig. Scots in the sense 'relating to the occult, malicious'): from un- 1 + canny .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.