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source: word of the day, merriam-webster dictionary
uncanny \un-KAN-ee\ adjective
1 : ghostly, mysterious, eerie
*2 : suggesting superhuman or supernatural powers
Example sentence:
Although Pam insists that she doesn't have ESP, she does have the uncanny ab
ility to guess people's exact birth dates.
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"Weird" and "eerie" are synonyms of "uncanny," but there are subtle differen
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