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UNEARTHLY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
Example:
he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din
Synonyms:
eldritch; uncanny; unearthly; weird
Classified under:
Similar:
supernatural (not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul
Example:
unearthly love
Synonyms:
spiritual; unearthly
Classified under:
Similar:
unworldly (not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations)
Context examples:
He approached; his countenance bespoke bitter anguish, combined with disdain and malignity, while its unearthly ugliness rendered it almost too horrible for human eyes.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
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