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otherworldly

American  
[uhth-er-wurld-lee] / ˈʌð ərˈwɜrld li /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or devoted to another world, as the world of imagination or the world to come.

otherworldly British  
/ ˌʌðəˈwɜːldlɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the spiritual or imaginative world

  2. impractical or unworldly

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Other Word Forms

  • otherworldliness noun

Etymology

Origin of otherworldly

1870–75; other world + -ly

Example Sentences

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The race turns an ordinary office into an otherworldly production space.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

The IPO could value Elon Musk’s rocket company at an otherworldly $2 trillion.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Scott-Heron’s lunar criticism is not so much concerned with the otherworldly as a space for imagining the earthly impossible, but for assembling earthly sites of decolonization and liberation.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Bale blossomed into an otherworldly talent who went on to achieve feats beyond any of his countrymen, the personification of Wales' golden generation.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

I remembered the otherworldly pitch of his scream as he ran to the house.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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