Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preternaturally

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: preter-nat-u-ral-ly
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a preternatural manner; beyond what could possibly be natural.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree English preternatural Middle English -ly English -ly English preternaturally From preternatural + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more preternaturally (comparative) most preternaturally (superlative)

Synonyms

extraordinarily supernaturally

Questions

What does preternaturally mean?: In a preternatural manner; beyond what could possibly be natural.
Where does preternaturally come from?: Etymology tree English preternatural Middle English -ly English -ly English preternaturally From preternatural + -ly.

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