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- Dictionaryun·earth·ly/ˌənˈərTHlē/
adjective
- 1. unnatural or mysterious, especially in a disturbing way: "unearthly quiet" Similar Opposite
- 2. unreasonably early or inconvenient: informal "a job that involves getting up at an unearthly hour" Similar Opposite
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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. unearthliness noun. Synonyms. magical. miraculous. phenomenal. preternatural. superhuman. supernatural. supernormal.
UNEARTHLY definition: 1. An unearthly time is not at all convenient because it is too early in the morning or too late at…. Learn more.
Unearthly definition: seeming not to belong to this earth or world. See examples of UNEARTHLY used in a sentence.
1. Not of this earth; preternatural; supernatural. 2. Unnaturally strange and frightening. See Synonyms at weird. 3. Ridiculously unreasonable or uncustomary; absurd: called me at an unearthly hour. un·earth′li·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Unearthly describes something supernatural — a person or object that seems to come from another world. Unearthly beings are usually mysterious and can sometimes be scary, like the aliens you might see in a science fiction movie.
UNEARTHLY meaning: 1. An unearthly time is not at all convenient because it is too early in the morning or too late at…. Learn more.
3 meanings: 1. ghostly; eerie; weird 2. heavenly; sublime 3. ridiculous or unreasonable (esp in the phrase unearthly hour).... Click for more definitions.
(informal) very early, especially when this is annoying. The job involved getting up at some unearthly hour to catch the first train. See unearthly in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: unearthly. Definition of unearthly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Definitions of 'unearthly' 1. You use unearthly to describe something that seems very strange and unnatural. [...] 2. If you refer to a time as an unearthly hour, you are emphasizing that it is very early in the morning. [emphasis] [...] 3. An unearthly noise is unpleasant because it sounds frightening and unnatural. [...] More.
Definition of unearthly – Learner’s Dictionary. unearthly. adjective. uk. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. / ʌnˈɜːθli / us. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. strange and frightening: an unearthly light / beauty. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge.
