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uncannier

uncannier is the comparative form of uncanny.

Meaning of uncanny

Adjective

uncanny (comparative uncannier, superlative uncanniest)

  1. Strange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird.
    • He bore an uncanny resemblance to the dead sailor.
  2. (UK, dialectal) Careless.

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Questions about uncannier

What is uncannier the comparative form of?
Uncannier is the comparative form of uncanny.

Words near uncannier in the dictionary

  1. uncaned
  2. uncanine
  3. uncankered
  4. uncanned
  5. uncannibalized
  6. uncannier
  7. uncanniest
  8. uncannily
  9. uncanniness
  10. uncanninesses
  11. uncanning

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