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uncannily en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • /ʌŋˈkænɪli/

Etymology

Etymology tree English uncanny Middle English -ly English -ly English uncannily From uncanny + -ly.

Meanings

  1. In an uncanny manner.
    • The traveler very easily failed to notice one among the normal bushes and undergrowth, and the moment he was in range the venomous sting would slash out. Even the regular inhabitant of such a district found it difficult to detect a motionless triffid cunningly lurking beside a jungle path. They were uncannily sensitive to any movement near them, and hard to take unawares. 1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 43:

Forms

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most uncannily Degree=Sup lexicographic
more uncannily Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Translations (1)

eo preternature (in an uncanny manner)