Definition of unearthly Unearthly

/ʌnɚˈθli/ - [unerthlee] - un•earth•ly

We found 11 definitions of unearthly from 5 different sources.

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What does unearthly mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

unearthly - concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul; "a spiritual approach to life"; "spiritual fulfillment"; "spiritual values"; "unearthly love"
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  unworldly not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations; "was unworldly and did not greatly miss worldly rewards"- Sheldon Cheney
unearthly - suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; "an eldritch screech"; "the three weird sisters"; "stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy; "an unearthly light"; "he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"- Henry Kingsley
  eldritch, weird, uncanny
  supernatural not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • unearthly (a.)
    Not terrestrial; supernatural; preternatural; hence, weird; appalling; terrific; as, an unearthly sight or sound.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • unearthly
    Of strange or extraordinary character.

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  • unearthly, adjective.

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