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subternatural

British  
/ ˌsʌbtəˈnætʃərəl, -ˈnætʃrəl /

adjective

  1. rare falling below what is accepted as natural; less than natural

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Etymology

Origin of subternatural

C19: from Latin subter- below + natural

Example Sentences

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Thus brutes, and men like brutes, who are below the moral law, are subternatural as regards that law.

From Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors by Clarke, James Freeman

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