extraterrestrial
1 of 2adjective
ex·tra·ter·res·tri·al ˌek-strə-tə-ˈre-strē-əl 
-ˈres-chəl,
-ˈresh-chəl
: originating, existing, or occurring outside the earth or its atmosphere
extraterrestrial life
extraterrestrial
2 of 2noun
: a being from another world : an extraterrestrial being
Example Sentences
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The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022 Jams, a person who works at itemLabel by day and streams as a VTuber by night, created Jams—an extraterrestrial lifeform loose on Earth. WIRED, 4 Sep. 2022 Not only is film magic made through special effects — like simulating a child flying through the air on a bike with an extraterrestrial, for example — but through wigs and prosthetic illusions as well. Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 30 Aug. 2022 For over 35 years, the landscape of science fiction films has been forever inscribed with the chestbursters and plasma cannons of cinema’s most iconic extraterrestrial franchises. Carson Burton, Variety, 25 Aug. 2022 Maria Katzarova, a former associate scientist and member of Wagner’s lab, proposed to NASA the concept of creating extraterrestrial geopolymer cement. Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 15 Aug. 2022 The video finds Gatie partying in the club with Kehlani, who makes an appearance wearing white contacts that give her an extraterrestrial look. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2022 Midthunder’s character collects medicine, cooks, and handles other domestic concerns in between fight sequences with a massive humanoid extraterrestrial with otherworldly strength and fluorescent bodily fluids. Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Aug. 2022 What if the Austrian Oak fought the ultimate extraterrestrial killing machine? David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2022 Clark Collis, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2022 Like the monster in the original 1987 sci-fi action horror film, DiLiegro’s Predator is a writhing, heat-seeking extraterrestrial with superhuman strength and the ability to disappear into its surroundings. Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022 Although the extraterrestrial was seen as a threat by adults, the youth and the alien were bonded, using their fingers to express their friendship. Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2022 Resident Alien stars Alan Tudyk as Harry, an extraterrestrial who’s sent to Earth on a mission to destroy all humans. Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 July 2022 The three-time U.S. champs went all in, with an eye-popping routine that had Bates playing an astronaut in a blue space suit and Chock taking on the role of an extraterrestrial in a shimmery silver outfit. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Feb. 2022 Based on Walter Tevis' 1963 novel, the sci-fi drama (landing on Showtime this spring) first beamed onto screens as a 1976 movie, starring the music legend as an extraterrestrial who, well, falls to Earth. Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2021 To read Tate was to be awed by a gift that verged on the extraterrestrial. New York Times, 8 Dec. 2021 Ghastly new-age portraits of a bald person, or maybe a bald extraterrestrial. New York Times, 5 Nov. 2021 See More
Adjective
Such situations, in which extraterrestrial samples contain dangerous tagalong organisms, are examples of backward contamination, or the risk of material from other worlds harming Earth’s biosphere. The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022 Jams, a person who works at itemLabel by day and streams as a VTuber by night, created Jams—an extraterrestrial lifeform loose on Earth. WIRED, 4 Sep. 2022 Not only is film magic made through special effects — like simulating a child flying through the air on a bike with an extraterrestrial, for example — but through wigs and prosthetic illusions as well. Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 30 Aug. 2022 For over 35 years, the landscape of science fiction films has been forever inscribed with the chestbursters and plasma cannons of cinema’s most iconic extraterrestrial franchises. Carson Burton, Variety, 25 Aug. 2022 Maria Katzarova, a former associate scientist and member of Wagner’s lab, proposed to NASA the concept of creating extraterrestrial geopolymer cement. Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 15 Aug. 2022 The video finds Gatie partying in the club with Kehlani, who makes an appearance wearing white contacts that give her an extraterrestrial look. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2022 Midthunder’s character collects medicine, cooks, and handles other domestic concerns in between fight sequences with a massive humanoid extraterrestrial with otherworldly strength and fluorescent bodily fluids. Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Aug. 2022 What if the Austrian Oak fought the ultimate extraterrestrial killing machine? David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2022 Noun
Amber Midthunder and Dakota Beavers' Comanche hunters face off against an extraterrestrial in Dan Trachtenberg's prequel. Clark Collis, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2022 Like the monster in the original 1987 sci-fi action horror film, DiLiegro’s Predator is a writhing, heat-seeking extraterrestrial with superhuman strength and the ability to disappear into its surroundings. Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022 Although the extraterrestrial was seen as a threat by adults, the youth and the alien were bonded, using their fingers to express their friendship. Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2022 Resident Alien stars Alan Tudyk as Harry, an extraterrestrial who’s sent to Earth on a mission to destroy all humans. Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 July 2022 The three-time U.S. champs went all in, with an eye-popping routine that had Bates playing an astronaut in a blue space suit and Chock taking on the role of an extraterrestrial in a shimmery silver outfit. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Feb. 2022 Based on Walter Tevis' 1963 novel, the sci-fi drama (landing on Showtime this spring) first beamed onto screens as a 1976 movie, starring the music legend as an extraterrestrial who, well, falls to Earth. Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2021 To read Tate was to be awed by a gift that verged on the extraterrestrial. New York Times, 8 Dec. 2021 Ghastly new-age portraits of a bald person, or maybe a bald extraterrestrial. New York Times, 5 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1848, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1950, in the meaning defined above