Preternatural

Alternative forms

 * praeternatural
 * præternatural (archaic)

Etymology
From Latin preternaturalis/praeternaturalis, from praeter nātūram, from praeter ("beyond") + nātūra ("nature"); compare supernatural.

Noun

 * 1) Beyond or different from what is natural or according to the regular course of things; strange; inexplicable; extraordinary; abnormal.
 * 2) The study of existence outside of the natural world.

Derived terms

 * preternaturally