“+ adjective
1.
a. : arousing feelings of dread or of inexplicable strangeness : seeming to have a supernatural character, cause, or origin : eerie , mysterious , weird
it was that saddest, most uncanny thing — a deserted house — Clara Morris
uncanny as the shadows of unfamiliar furniture on the walls of an inn — A.T.Quiller-Couch
b. : extending to a degree beyond what is normal or expected : suggesting superhuman or supernatural powers or qualities
showed an uncanny ability to gauge the public's taste — A.E.Peterson
his uncanny skill with firearms — S.H.Holbrook
2. chiefly Scotland : punishing, severe
3. chiefly Scotland : dangerous
Synonyms: see weird