All 3 Uses of
uncanny
in
The Hobbit
- The nights were comfortless and chill, and they did not dare to sing or talk too loud, for the echoes were uncanny, and the silence seemed to dislike being broken-except by the noise of water and the wail of wind and the crack of stone.†
Chpt 4 *
- Wolves are afraid of fire at all times, but this was a most horrible and uncanny fire.†
Chpt 6
- They could not stand that, nor the huge bats, black as a top-hat, either; so they gave up fires and sat at night and dozed in the enormous uncanny darkness.†
Chpt 8
Definition:
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(uncanny) beyond what is natural