Vocabulary Word
Word: uncanny
Definition: strange; mysterious; Ex. uncanny knack
Definition: strange; mysterious; Ex. uncanny knack
Sentences Containing 'uncanny'
'At last I sat down on the summit of the hillock, and watched this strange incredible company of blind things groping to and fro, and making uncanny noises to each other, as the glare of the fire beat on them.
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