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UNEARTHLY

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• UNEARTHLY (adjective)
The adjective UNEARTHLY has 2 senses:

1. concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul
2. suggesting the operation of supernatural influences

Familiarity information: UNEARTHLY used as an adjective is rare.

• UNEARTHLY (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul

Synonyms:

unearthly; spiritual

Context examples:

a spiritual approach to life / spiritual fulfillment / spiritual values / unearthly love

Similar:

unworldly (not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Suggesting the operation of supernatural influences

Synonyms:

eldritch; uncanny; weird; unearthly

Context examples:

an eldritch screech / the three weird sisters / stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures / an unearthly light / he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din

Similar:

supernatural (not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material)

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