Category:Preternatural

Pre`ter*nat"u*ral, a. Etym: [pref. preter + natural.]

Defn: 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; As, a preternatural appearance; a preternatural stillness; a Preternatural presentation (in childbirth) or labor. This vile and preternatural temper of mind. South.

Syn. -- see supernatural.