preternaturally
adverb/ˌpriːtəˈnætʃrəli/
/ˌpretərˈnætʃrəli/, /ˌpriːtərˈnætʃrəli/
(formal)- in a way that does not seem natural; in a way that cannot be explained by natural laws
- The city was preternaturally quiet.
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