Meaning & use

preternaturally

adverb·Advanced

In a way that seems to go beyond what is normal or expected in nature.

See it in a sentence

The child remained preternaturally calm during the entire violent thunderstorm.

She had a preternaturally sharp memory for names and faces.

A note on using this word

Preternatural sits between 'natural' and 'supernatural', suggesting something strange and remarkable but not necessarily magical.

Words with a similar meaning

unnaturallyextraordinarily

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Words with an opposite meaning

ordinarilynaturally

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