preternatural (adj.)

  1. surpassing the ordinary or normal; Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel - George Will; his uncanny sense of direction

    [ Syn: uncanny ]

  2. existing outside of or not in accordance with nature; find transcendental motives for sublunary action-Aldous Huxley

    [ Syn: nonnatural , otherworldly , transcendental ]

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