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Meaning of UNEARTHLY

Pronunciation:  un'urthlee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; "an eldritch screech"; "the three weird sisters"; "stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy; "an unearthly light"; "he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"- Henry Kingsley
  2. [adj]  concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul; "a spiritual approach to life"; "spiritual fulfillment"; "spiritual values"; "unearthly love"
 
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 Synonyms: eldritch, spiritual, supernatural, uncanny, unworldly, weird
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Un*earth"ly\, a.
Not terrestrial; supernatural; preternatural; hence, weird;
appalling; terrific; as, an unearthly sight or sound. --
{Un*earth"li*ness}, n.
 

 

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