preternatural
/ˌpriːtərˈnætʃərəl/
adjective
- Beyond what is normal or natural; extraordinary or exceptional.
- The athlete showed preternatural speed, breaking the world record by a wide margin.
- The old house had a preternatural stillness that made visitors uneasy.
- Her preternatural ability to remember faces amazed everyone she met.
- Seeming to have supernatural or magical qualities.
- In the story, the hero gains preternatural powers from a mysterious amulet.
- The cat seemed to have a preternatural sense of when its owner was coming home.
- The fog gave the forest a preternatural glow at dawn.
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