Pat’s Word of the Day: Preternatural

July 13, 2016 3

tenenbaum — “Chas started buying real estate in his early teens and seemed to have an almost preternatural understanding of international finance.” –The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

WRBH Volunteer and Resident Wordsmith Pat Ammon brings us a featured word of the day each Wednesday. Today’s word is…

Preternatural
/ˌprēdərˈnaCH(ə)rəl/

adj:

1. differing from the natural.
2. surpassing the normal or usual; supernatural.

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