eldritch (s)
weird (s)
uncanny (s)
unearthly (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
examples 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
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Similar to supernatural
Derivationally related form weird → weirdness
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Similar to supernatural
Derived from adjective uncannily → uncanny
Derivationally related form weirdness → weird

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