uncanny

adj 1: suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; "an

eldritch screech"; "the three weird sisters";

"stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous

creatures"- John Galsworthy; "an unearthly light"; "he

could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew

piercing the din"- Henry Kingsley [syn: {eldritch}, {weird},

{unearthly}]

2: beyond what is natural; "his uncanny sense of direction";

(`unco' is chiefly Scottish) [syn: {unco}]