preternatural
pre·ter·na·tural
adjective
1.
surpassing the ordinary or normal
- “Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid andsome steel” George Will
- “his uncanny sense of direction”
2.
existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
- “find transcendental motives for sublunary action” Aldous Huxley
Origin
From preter- + natural, after Latin prēternātūrālis/praeternātūrālis, from praeter nātūram, from praeter (“beyond”) + nātūra (“nature”); compare supernatural.
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