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.

OTHER WORDS FOR unearthly

2 preternatural, spectral.

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Origin of unearthly

First recorded in 1605–15; un-¹ + earthly

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2. See weird.

OTHER WORDS FROM unearthly

un·earth·li·ness, noun

Words nearby unearthly

unearned, unearned income, unearned increment, unearned run, unearth, unearthly, unease, uneasy, Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown, uneatable, uneaten

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How to use unearthly in a sentence

Wind and water-shaped Ishi Wilderness’ 42,079 acres of surreal scenery, from basaltic outcroppings to unearthly lava formations.
50 U.S. Wilderness Areas, Ranked|eriley|July 26, 2021|Outside Online
After passing through a region of silence and blindness the spectator slid into the seat and submitted to an unearthly visitation.
This Summer, We’re Going to Go to the Movies More—and Love It More|Stephanie Zacharek|May 12, 2021|Time
Huge, dim forms rushed alongside the embankment, making unearthly sounds.
A Lost Hero|Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward and Herbert D. Ward
Again that wild unearthly sound rustled among the bushes, and the dog broke out into a long dismal howl.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie

The sky was cloudless and the silver rays of a nearly full moon lit up the scene with an unearthly beauty.
The Everlasting Arms|Joseph Hocking
He would go alone if he must; no barricade of unearthly beasts could hold him from the great adventure.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931|Various
That unearthly silence still brooded over the great river and lonely forest.
Menotah|Ernest G. Henham

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, noun

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