UNEARTHLY
Dictionary entry overview: What does unearthly mean? • 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.
Dictionary entry details
• UNEARTHLY (adjective)
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)
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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