| a. | 1. | 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; |
| Adj. | 1. | preternatural - surpassing the ordinary or normal; "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel"- George Will |
| 2. | preternatural - existing outside of or not in accordance with nature; "find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley |