"preternatural" in the adjective sense
1. 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"
2. nonnatural, otherworldly, preternatural, transcendental
existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
"find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley
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