preter-human en · ADJ
Meanings
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(rare) Beyond what is human.
He exerted preter-human self-denial in abstaining from finishing him, completely; but getting out of breath, he finally desisted, and dragged the apparently inanimate body onto the settle.
1847 December, Ellis Bell [pseudonym; Emily Brontë], chapter III, in Wuthering Heights: […], volume II, London: Thomas Cautley Newby, […], →OCLC, page 52:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more preter-human | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most preter-human | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |