Synonyms for Preternatural & Similar Words
Definition of preternatural
- adjective
- surpassing the ordinary or normal; "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel" - George Will; "his uncanny sense of direction"
- existing outside of or not in accordance with nature; "find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley
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