Unearthly

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Not of this earth; preternatural; supernatural.
  • adj. Unnaturally strange and frightening. See Synonyms at weird.
  • adj. Ridiculously unreasonable or uncustomary; absurd: called me at an unearthly hour.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Not of the earth.
  • adj. Non-terrestrial.
  • adj. Preternatural or supernatural.
  • adj. Strange, enigmatic, or mysterious.
  • adj. Ideal beyond the mundane.
  • adj. Ridiculous, ludicrous, or outrageous.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Not terrestrial; supernatural; preternatural; hence, weird; appalling; terrific.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Not earthly; not terrestrial; supernatural; not like, or as if not proceeding from, anything belonging to the earth; unworldly; hence, weird; appalling: as, an unearthly cry or sight.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul
  • adj. suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
  • Equivalent
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
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    Words with the same terminal sound
    earthly   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    eerie    ghostly    ethereal    indescribable    weird    ghastly    celestial    mournful    ominous    supernatural