Meanings of almost preternatural in English

His titanic genius in its swift development showed an ability almost preternatural.

His eyes of almost preternatural keenness had recognized one of the figures.

The boy was early sensible of his ugliness, which was almost preternatural.

I might say that I considered her to possess wonderful, and almost preternatural powers.

Nevertheless, for once in my life, I dare withstand the almost preternatural sagacity of Lyell.

But Kaunitz had almost preternatural control over his emotions, and he recovered himself at once.

These schools developed a subtlety in the study of the Old Testament which seems almost preternatural.

The most striking point in his appearance was the wonderful, almost preternatural, clearness of his complexion.

The vengeance of Baldassare is almost preternatural; it surpasses the wrath of Achilles and the malignity of Shylock.

Reading other bosoms, with an acuteness almost preternatural, the painter failed to see the disorder of his own.

All the madness, which had been glaring wildly about her eyes, disappeared in the settled look of an almost preternatural calm.

My manner was enough; with a quickness almost preternatural she understood it all; she simply said the words: 'O'Connor is killed;' she uttered no more.