Extraterrestrial

/ˌɛk.stɹə.təˈɹɛs.tɹi.əl/ · adjective

Meaning

Originating from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet; alien to Earth or its environment..

Definitions by Sense

1. Originating from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet; alien to Earth or its environment.
2. A being originating from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet; an alien.

Example Sentences

Residents of the city of Voronezh insisted today that lanky, three-eyed extraterrestrial creatures had indeed landed in a local park and gone for a stroll and that a seemingly fantastic report about the event carried Monday by the official press agency Tass was absolutely true.

Smith returns in Men In Black 3 as a veteran agent of a secret organization dedicated to policing the earth’s many extraterrestrials.

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• more extraterrestrial
• most extraterrestrial
• extra-terrestrial
• extraterrestrials

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