The preternatural or praeternatural is that which appears outside or beside (Latin præter) the natural. In contrast to the supernatural, preternatural phenomena are presumed to have explanations that are unknown. It is `suspended between the mundane and the miraculous`. In theology, the term is often used to distinguish marvels or deceptive tri..... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preternatural
• (a.) Beyond of different from what is natural, or according to the regular course of things, but not clearly supernatural or miraculous; strange; inexplicable; extraordinary; uncommon; irregular; abnormal; as, a preternatural appearance; a preternatural stillness; a preternatural presentation (in childbirth) or labor.Preternatural: words in ... Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/preternatural/
Pre`ter·nat'u·ral adjective [ Prefix preter + natural .] Beyond of different from what is natural, or according to the regular course of things, but not clearly supernatural or miraculous; strange; inexplicable; extraordinary; uncommon; irregular; abnormal; as, a preternatural appearance; ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/158
uncannyadjective surpassing the ordinary or normal; `Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid andsome steel`- George Will; `his uncanny sense of direction` Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974