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English
Etymology
From preternatural + -ly.
Adverb
preternaturally (comparative more preternaturally, superlative most preternaturally)
- In a preternatural manner; beyond what could possibly be natural.
1997, David Foster Wallace, “A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again”, in A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again, Kindle edition, Little, Brown Book Group:Deirdre’s mom never leaves her in the Grotto but also never leaves her side, and has the lipless and flinty-eyed look of a parent whose kid is preternaturally good at something.
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