uncanny

[US]/ʌnˈkæni/
[UK]/ʌnˈkæni/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. nakakatakot; kakaiba; mahiwaga
Word Forms
Superlativeuncanniest
Comparativeuncannier

Phrases & Collocations

uncanny feeling

kakatwang pakiramdam

uncanny resemblance

kakatwang pagkakahawig

uncanny coincidence

kakatwang pagkakataon

Example Sentences

an uncanny ability to foresee the future

isang kakaibang kakayahan upang mahulaan ang hinaharap

An uncanny light seemed to be coming from the castle.

Tila may kakaibang ilaw na nagmumula sa kastilyo.

an uncanny feeling that she was being watched.

Isang kakaibang pakiramdam na siya ay pinapanood.

It was your uncanny likeness to my sister that made me stare at you.

Ang iyong hindi kapani-paniwalang pagkakapareho sa aking kapatid ang dahilan kung bakit kita pinagmasdan.

THE uncanny resemblance between Cormac McCarthy's recent novel, “The Road”, and Jim Crace's new book, “The Pesthouse”, does not mean Mr Crace is an imitator.

Ang nakakagulat na pagkakahawig sa pagitan ng kamakailang nobela ni Cormac McCarthy, “The Road”, at bagong aklat ni Jim Crace, “The Pesthouse”, ay hindi nangangahulugang imitator si Mr Crace.

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