— uncannily , adv. — uncanniness , n.
/un kan"ee/ , adj.
1. having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis; beyond the ordinary or normal; extraordinary: uncanny accuracy; an uncanny knack of foreseeing trouble.
2. mysterious; arousing superstitious fear or dread; uncomfortably strange: Uncanny sounds filled the house.
[ 1590-1600; UN- 1 + CANNY ]
Syn. 2. preternatural, odd. See weird .
Ant. 2. ordinary, natural.