Adjective: preternatural ,pree-tu(r)'na-chu-rul
- Existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
"find preternatural motives for sublunary action";
- nonnatural, otherworldly, transcendental
- Surpassing the ordinary or normal
"Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel";
- uncanny
See also: extraordinary, supernatural
Encyclopedia: Preternatural