About The Word Preternatural
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Preternatural
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What's The Definition Of Preternatural?
[adj] existing outside of or not in accordance with nature; "find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley
[adj] surpassing the ordinary or normal; "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel"- George Will Synonyms | Synonyms for Preternatural: extraordinary | nonnatural | otherworldly | supernatural | transcendental Related Terms | Find terms related to Preternatural: See Also | Preternatural In Webster's Dictionary \Pre`ter*nat"u*ral\ (?; 135), a. [Pref. preter +
natural.]
Beyond of different from what is natural, or according to the
regular course of things, but not clearly supernatural or
miraculous; strange; inexplicable; extraordinary; uncommon;
irregular; abnormal; as, a preternatural appearance; a
preternatural stillness; a preternatural presentation (in
childbirth) or labor.
This vile and preternatural temper of mind. --South.
Syn: See {Supernatural}.
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