otherworldly
Americanadjective
adjective
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of or relating to the spiritual or imaginative world
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impractical or unworldly
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of otherworldly
1870–75; other world + -ly
Example Sentences
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The assignment of a series that abuts the supernatural is to keep its audience off balance and “Yaga” does, but not strictly through intrusions of the otherworldly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Its strangeness is the embodiment of a child’s yearning consciousness, a landscape of such heightened sensitivity that it can seem almost otherworldly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
It was at times otherworldly, in moments psychedelic, and while there were scenes in which I felt fear, there were also others in which I laughed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
It wasn't just their deeds on the pitch that felt otherworldly, though.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The stars in the water wink at me as I fall deeper into the cold and farther into the otherworldly dark.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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