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 ;