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   Un·earth·ly

   /ˌənˈərTHlē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. unnatural or mysterious, especially in a disturbing way: "unearthly quiet" Similar otherworldlynot of this worldsupernaturalpreternaturalextraterrestrialalienghostlyspectralphantommysterioushauntedchillingspine-chillinghair-raisingblood-curdlinguncannyeeriemacabrestrangeweirdunnaturalbizarreeldritchinformal:spookycreepyscaryrare:phantasmalphantasmicOpposite normalmundane
   • 2. unreasonably early or inconvenient: informal "a job that involves getting up at an unearthly hour" Similar unreasonablepreposterousabnormalextraordinaryabsurdridiculoushorrendousoutrageousunheard ofout of the ordinaryinformal:ungodlyunholygodawfulOpposite reasonable

   Derivatives

   • 1. unearthliness noun

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