unearthly
Americanadjective
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seeming not to belong to this earth or world.
unearthly beauty.
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supernatural; ghostly; unnaturally strange; weird.
an unearthly scream.
- Synonyms:
- spectral, preternatural
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out of the ordinary; unreasonable or absurd.
to get up at an unearthly hour.
adjective
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ghostly; eerie; weird
unearthly screams
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heavenly; sublime
unearthly music
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ridiculous or unreasonable (esp in the phrase unearthly hour )
Related Words
See weird.
Other Word Forms
- unearthliness noun
Etymology
Origin of unearthly
Example Sentences
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An unearthly golden light extended from her outstretched hands, radiating sharply against the shadowed monsters on the outside edges of the cover.
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Their mother, Mrs. Peggy Fox, was sitting on the bed, her face unearthly pale.
From Literature
The window blind is pulled shut, and the bare bulb overhead is painted a dimming blue, giving an unearthly tinge to all beneath it.
From Literature
Ms. Pratt’s voice is unearthly and beautiful, and it’s striking to hear her showing up in such a setting.
The girl shrieked, an unearthly noise that raised the hairs at the nape of Clara’s neck.
From Literature
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