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- Dictionaryunearthly/ʌnˈəːθli/
adjective
- 1. unnatural or mysterious, especially in a disturbing way: "unearthly quiet" Similar Opposite
- 2. unreasonably early or inconvenient: informal "a job which involves getting up at an unearthly hour" Similar Opposite
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UNEARTHLY definition: 1. An unearthly time is not at all convenient because it is too early in the morning or too late at…. Learn more.
Unearthly means not convenient or strange in a mysterious and sometimes frightening way. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see examples and translations in other languages.
a. : not mundane : ideal. unearthly love. b. : not terrestrial. unearthly radio sources. c. : preternatural, supernatural. an unearthly light. d. : weird, eerie. unearthly howls. e. : absurd, ungodly. gets up at an unearthly hour. unearthliness noun. Synonyms. magical. miraculous. phenomenal.
Unearthly definition: seeming not to belong to this earth or world. See examples of UNEARTHLY used in a sentence.
Unearthly means very strange or not natural and therefore frightening. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences, idioms and collocations with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Unearthly describes something supernatural — a person or object that seems to come from another world. Unearthly beings are usually mysterious and can sometimes be scary, like the aliens you might see in a science fiction movie.
Unearthly means very strange and unnatural, or very early in the morning. Learn how to use this adjective with synonyms, pronunciation, and sentences from Collins English Dictionary.