preternatural
adjective /ˌpriː.təˈnætʃ.ər.əl/
/-t̬ɚˈnætʃ.ɚ-/ formalDefinition
› more than is usual or natural: Anger gave me preternatural strength, and I managed to force the door open.Strange, suspicious and unnatural preternaturally /-i/ adverb › The house seemed preternaturally silent.Strange, suspicious and unnatural
(Definition of preternatural adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- aberrant adjective
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