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unearthly
[ uhn-urth-lee ]
/ ʌnˈɜrθ li /
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adjective
seeming not to belong to this earth or world: unearthly beauty.
supernatural; ghostly; unnaturally strange; weird: an unearthly scream.
out of the ordinary; unreasonable or absurd: to get up at an unearthly hour.
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synonym study for unearthly
2. See weird.
OTHER WORDS FROM unearthly
un·earth·li·ness, nounWords nearby unearthly
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British Dictionary definitions for unearthly
unearthly
/ (ʌnˈɜːθlɪ) /
adjective
ghostly; eerie; weirdunearthly screams
heavenly; sublimeunearthly music
ridiculous or unreasonable (esp in the phrase unearthly hour)
Derived forms of unearthly
unearthliness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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