Meaning

5 senses
  1. Not of the earth; nonterrestrial.

    неземнойnezemnoj

    неземнийnezemnyj

  2. (figuratively)Preternatural or supernatural.

    überirdisch

    неземнойnezemnoj, сверхъесте́ственныйsverxʺjestéstvennyj

    suggesting the operation of supernatural influences

  3. (figuratively)Strange, enigmatic, or mysterious.

    unheimlich

  4. (figuratively)Ideal beyond the mundane.

  5. (derogatory, figuratively)Ridiculous, ludicrous, or outrageous.

Examples

4 sentences
  1. She called me at an unearthly hour last night.

  2. Why did you call me at this unearthly hour?

    deWarum hast du mich zu dieser unmöglichen Zeit angerufen? — samueldora

  3. The swoop of bats in the darkness over her was as the wings of unearthly creatures.

  4. The snow on Lulu Island seems eerie and unearthly.

Translations

5 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
not of the earth; non-terrestrial:
Русский
By meaning 2
not of the earth; non-terrestrial:
preternatural or supernatural:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
preternatural or supernatural:
strange or mysterious:

Origin

From un- + earthly.

From un- + earthly.

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Forms

unearthlier, unearthliest
Comparativeunearthlier Lesson
Superlativeunearthliest Lesson

irregular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
unearthly — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto