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Meaning of 'earthly' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Earthly [ a.]
- Pertaining to the earth; belonging to this world, or to man's existence on the earth; not heavenly or spiritual; carnal; worldly; as, earthly joys; earthly flowers; earthly praise.
- Of all things on earth; possible; conceivable.
- Made of earth; earthy.
2 . Earthly [ adv.]
- In the manner of the earth or its people; worldly.

Meaning of 'earthly' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . earthly [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
Example in sentence:
  • believed that our earthly life is all that matters;
  • earthly beings;
  • earthly love;
  • our earthly home

Nearby Words:

ear ear-bored ear-piercer ear-shell ear-splitting earable earache earal earcap earcockle

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