preternatural
beyond what is normal or natural; extraordinary or supernatural
Word origin: From Latin praeter naturam, beyond nature.
Preternatural in a sentence
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The chess prodigy had a preternatural ability to see twenty moves ahead.
She solved the cipher with a preternatural speed that astonished even the senior cryptographers.
Using “preternatural” well
Preternatural means beyond the normal course of nature, often used hyperbolically for an uncanny human ability rather than the strictly supernatural.
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