Search Result:preternatural
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˏpritZˋnætʃәrәl,-tʃrәl 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˏpriːtәˊnætʃәrәl 〕
Overview of adj preternatural
The adj preternatural has 2 senses
- preternatural, uncanny -- (surpassing the ordinary or normal; "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel" - George Will; "his uncanny sense of direction")
- nonnatural, otherworldly, preternatural, transcendental -- (existing outside of or not in accordance with nature; "find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley)