extrasensory

[ek-struh-sen-suh-ree]

adjective

1. outside one's normal sense perception.

extrasensory

/ ˌɛkstrəˈsɛnsərɪ /

adjective

1. of or relating to extrasensory perception

Word History and Origins

Origin of extrasensory¹

First recorded in 1930–35; extra- + sensory

Example Sentences

The Clairvoyants perform mentalism, the branch of magic that encapsulates all things mind-reading, precognition and extrasensory perception.

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Although I do credit kids with nearly extrasensory powers in reading their parents, daily life consists of so many moments of goodness and badness and activity and distraction and forgettable stretches of getting by.

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When separated, the sisters experience intense pain but also extrasensory communication.

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The Demogorgons will eventually explode, whether or not you deploy your extrasensory powers.

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One of Yong’s themes is that much of what we think of as “extrasensory” is “simply sensory.”

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