unearthly
pronunciation
How to pronounce unearthly in British English:
UK [ʌnˈɜ:θli]
How to pronounce unearthly in American English:
US [ʌnˈɜrθli]
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- Adjective:
- concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul
- suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
Word Origin
- unearthly (adj.)
- 1610s, "heavenly, sublime," from un- (1) "not" + earthly. Sense of "ghostly, weird" first recorded 1802. Related: Unearthliness.
Example
- 1. She woke us up at some unearthly hour of the morning .
- 2. I wondered when he had last risen at that unearthly hour .
- 3. An unearthly glow emanated from the house .
- 4. Though he never performed the kind of miracle needed to be officially canonised , his power was close to unearthly .
- 5. Two coders rated the drawings according to the number of unusual , unearthly details they contained ( three eyes instead of two , say ) .