unearthly

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ʌnˈɜːrθli/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʌnˈɝθli/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(un ûrth′lē)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
un•earth•ly /ʌnˈɜrθli/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. seeming not to belong to this earth or world.
  2. supernatural;
    ghostly;
    weird:an unearthly cry.
  3. unreasonable or absurd:to get up at an unearthly hour.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
un•earth•ly  (un ûrth′lē),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. seeming not to belong to this earth or world:unearthly beauty.
  2. supernatural;
    ghostly;
    unnaturally strange;
    weird:an unearthly scream.
  3. out of the ordinary;
    unreasonable or absurd:to get up at an unearthly hour.
  • un-1 + earthly 1605–15
un•earth′li•ness, n. 
    2. preternatural, spectral. See weird. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
unearthly /ʌnˈɜːθlɪ/ adj
  1. ghostly; eerie; weird: unearthly screams
  2. heavenly; sublime: unearthly music
  3. ridiculous or unreasonable (esp in the phrase unearthly hour)
unˈearthliness n
'unearthly' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
eldritch - ghost - ghostly - unworldly - weird - supernatural

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