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preternatural |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Preternatural \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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: preternatural adj 1: surpassing the ordinary or normal; "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel"- George Will 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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