Meaning

Not of the earth; nonterrestrial..

Definitions by Sense

1. Not of the earth; nonterrestrial.
2. (figuratively) Preternatural or supernatural.
3. (figuratively) Strange, enigmatic, or mysterious.
4. (figuratively) Ideal beyond the mundane.
5. (figuratively, somewhat derogatory) Ridiculous, ludicrous, or outrageous.

Example Sentences

They were, I now saw, the most unearthly creatures it is possible to conceive.

In the hard glare of the Searchlight, which had been manned by Seaman 2nd class Evans W. Watkins, the rock had the unearthly look of a miniature satellite in space.

I believe that we are the last human beings who will ever see that unearthly sight.

As a fourth finger snapped, Cacus gave an unearthly scream and relented.

I then set out to survey the town in the self-same palankeen. The houses had all of them an unearthly appearance, by no means consonant to our ideas of Oriental splendor.

By the late sixteenth century Elizabeth had become the icon-like Virgin Queen of legend, an image created, to a large extent, by her extraordinary, unearthly costume and appearance.

I see my boys all wearing the same unearthly trousers, the same hair cuts, garish ties and sweaters, all rolling their socks and entertaining the same crazy notions about everything.

Two daily freight trips are run between Bristol West Depot and Wells. The first leaves Bristol at the unearthly hour of 3.50 a.m. and enters the branch at Yatton an hour later, over two hours before the first passenger train.

Word Forms

• unearthlier
• unearthliest

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Use unearthly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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