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unearthly
adjective un·earth·ly \-lē\
: very strange, unnatural, and frightening
: unreasonably early or late
Full Definition of UNEARTHLY
: not earthly: as a : not mundane : ideal <unearthly love> b : not terrestrial <unearthly radio sources> c : preternatural, supernatural <an unearthly light> d : weird, eerie <unearthly howls> e : absurd, ungodly <gets up at an unearthly hour>
— un·earth·li·ness noun
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First Known Use of UNEARTHLY
1611
Related to UNEARTHLY
- Synonyms
- magical, miraculous, phenomenal, preternatural, superhuman, supernormal, transcendent, transcendental, uncanny, supernatural
- Antonyms
- natural
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