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preternatural
adjective
existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
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ˌpɹiː.təˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə)ɹ.əl
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adjective
existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
“{'source': 'Aldous Huxley', 'text': 'find transcendental motives for sublunary action'}”
adjective
surpassing the ordinary or normal
“{'source': 'George Will', 'text': 'Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel'}”
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{'source': 'Aldous Huxley', 'text': 'find transcendental motives for sublunary action'}
{'source': 'George Will', 'text': 'Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel'}
his uncanny sense of direction
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