otherworldly

[ uhth-er-wurld-lee ]
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adjective
  1. of, relating to, or devoted to another world, as the world of imagination or the world to come.

Origin of otherworldly

1
1870–75; other world + -ly

Other words from otherworldly

  • oth·er·world·li·ness, noun

Words Nearby otherworldly

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British Dictionary definitions for otherworldly

otherworldly

/ (ˌʌðəˈwɜːldlɪ) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to the spiritual or imaginative world

  2. impractical or unworldly

Derived forms of otherworldly

  • otherworldliness, noun

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