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Meaning of 'unearthly' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Unearthly [ a.]
- Not terrestrial; supernatural; preternatural; hence, weird; appalling; terrific; as, an unearthly sight or sound.

Meaning of 'unearthly' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . unearthly [ s]
Meaning (1):
- concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul
Example in sentence:
  • a spiritual approach to life;
  • spiritual fulfillment;
  • spiritual values;
  • unearthly love
Meaning (2):
- suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
Example in sentence:
  • an eldritch screech;
  • an unearthly light;
  • he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din;
  • stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures;
  • the three weird sisters

Nearby Words:

uneared unearned unearth unearthed unearthing unease uneasiness uneasity uneasy uneath

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