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unearthly

[ uhn-urth-lee ]

adjective

  1. seeming not to belong to this earth or world:

    unearthly beauty.

  2. supernatural; ghostly; unnaturally strange; weird:

    an unearthly scream.

    Synonyms: spectral, preternatural

  3. out of the ordinary; unreasonable or absurd:

    to get up at an unearthly hour.



unearthly

/ ʌnˈɜːθlɪ /

adjective

  1. ghostly; eerie; weird

    unearthly screams

  2. heavenly; sublime

    unearthly music

  3. ridiculous or unreasonable (esp in the phrase unearthly hour )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • unˈearthliness, noun
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Other Words From

  • un·earthli·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unearthly1

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

See weird.
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Example Sentences

Wind and water-shaped Ishi Wilderness’ 42,079 acres of surreal scenery, from basaltic outcroppings to unearthly lava formations.

After passing through a region of silence and blindness the spectator slid into the seat and submitted to an unearthly visitation.

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Huge, dim forms rushed alongside the embankment, making unearthly sounds.

Again that wild unearthly sound rustled among the bushes, and the dog broke out into a long dismal howl.

The sky was cloudless and the silver rays of a nearly full moon lit up the scene with an unearthly beauty.

He would go alone if he must; no barricade of unearthly beasts could hold him from the great adventure.

That unearthly silence still brooded over the great river and lonely forest.

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