The workbench / The reference library
Suggest a wordMy library
The vocabulary collection

preterhuman.

Adjective
HorrorLiterary
MEANING

Exceeding ordinary human nature or capability.

Use it for

Words that belong together

  • preterhuman strength

On the page

The figure showed preterhuman strength.
A preterhuman intelligence watched them.

Related words

Word forms
Base
preterhuman

Explore related collections

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Comparative more preterhuman; superlative most preterhuman where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.

Practice this word in a sentence

Your margin notes

Keep a thought for later. Sign in to save privately.