unearthly Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul
spiritual.
- a spiritual approach to life
- spiritual fulfillment
- spiritual values
- unearthly love
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adjective satellite suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
weird; eldritch; uncanny.
- 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
WordNet
Un*earth"ly adjective
Definitions
Not terrestrial; supernatural; preternatural; hence, weird; appalling; terrific; --as, an .unearthly sight or soundUn*earth"li*ness n.