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unearthly |
Overview of adj unearthly The adj unearthly has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. spiritual, unearthly -- (concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul; "a spiritual approach to life"; "spiritual fulfillment"; "spiritual values"; "unearthly love") 2. eldritch, weird, uncanny, unearthly -- (suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; "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) Antonyms of adj unearthly 2 senses of unearthly Sense 1 spiritual, unearthly INDIRECT (VIA unworldly) -> worldly Sense 2 eldritch, weird, uncanny, unearthly INDIRECT (VIA supernatural) -> natural Similarity of adj unearthly 2 senses of unearthly Sense 1 spiritual, unearthly => unworldly (vs. worldly) Sense 2 eldritch, weird, uncanny, unearthly => supernatural (vs. natural) Attributes of adj unearthly Familiarity of adj unearthly unearthly used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj unearthly unearthly Overview of adj unearthly The adj unearthly has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. spiritual, unearthly -- (concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul; "a spiritual approach to life"; "spiritual fulfillment"; "spiritual values"; "unearthly love") 2. eldritch, weird, uncanny, unearthly -- (suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; "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)
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