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unearthly
un·earth·ly U0067200 (ŭn-ûrth′lē)adj. un·earth·li·er, un·earth·li·est 1. Not of this earth; preternatural; supernatural.2. Unnaturally strange and frightening. See Synonyms at weird.3. Ridiculously unreasonable or uncustomary; absurd: called me at an unearthly hour.
un·earth′li·ness n.unearthly (ʌnˈɜːθlɪ) adj1. ghostly; eerie; weird: unearthly screams. 2. heavenly; sublime: unearthly music. 3. ridiculous or unreasonable (esp in the phrase unearthly hour) unˈearthliness nun•earth•ly (ʌnˈɜrθ li)
adj. 1. seeming not to belong to this earth or world. 2. supernatural; ghostly; weird: an unearthly cry. 3. unreasonable or absurd. [1605–15] un•earth′li•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  unearthly - concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul; "a spiritual approach to life"; "spiritual fulfillment"; "spiritual values"; "unearthly love"spiritualunworldly - not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations; "was unworldly and did not greatly miss worldly rewards"- Sheldon Cheney | | 2. |  unearthly - suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; "an eldritch screech"; "the three weird sisters"; "stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy; "an unearthly light"; "he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"- Henry Kingsleyeldritch, uncanny, weirdsupernatural - not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings" |
unearthlyadjective1. eerie, strange, supernatural, ghostly, weird, phantom, uncanny, spooky (informal), nightmarish, spectral, eldritch (poetic), preternatural The sound was so serene that it seemed unearthly.2. unreasonable, ridiculous, absurd, strange, extraordinary, abnormal, unholy (informal), ungodly (informal) They arranged to meet at the unearthly hour of seven in the morning.unearthlyadjective1. Of, coming from, or relating to forces or beings that exist outside the natural world:extramundane, extrasensory, metaphysical, miraculous, preternatural, superhuman, supernatural, superphysical, supersensible, transcendental.2. Of a mysteriously strange and usually frightening nature:eerie, uncanny, weird.Informal: spooky.3. So senseless as to be laughable:absurd, foolish, harebrained, idiotic, imbecilic, insane, lunatic, mad, moronic, nonsensical, preposterous, silly, softheaded, tomfool, zany.Informal: cockeyed, crazy, loony, loopy.Slang: balmy, dippy, dopey, jerky, sappy, wacky.Translationsunearthly (anˈəːθli) adjective1. supernatural, mysterious or frightening. an unearthly sight. 超自然的，神秘的，令人害怕的 超自然的，神秘的，可怕的 2. outrageous or unreasonable. He telephoned at the unearthly (= very early) hour of 6.30 a.m. 無理的，不合理的 不合理的unearthly
at an ungodly hourVery early in the morning or very late at night. This phrase usually indicates the speaker's exasperation. Other determiners, such as "this" or "some," can be used in place of "an." Jenny is always calling me at an ungodly hour, usually for no reason. Only your sister would come to our house at an ungodly hour like this. Doesn't she realize that we were sleeping?See also: hour, ungodlyat an unearthly hourVery early in the morning or very late at night. This phrase usually indicates the speaker's exasperation. Other determiners, such as "this" or "some," can be used in place of "an." Jenny is always calling me at an unearthly hour, usually for no reason. Only your sister would come to our house at an unearthly hour like this. Doesn't she realize that we were sleeping?See also: hour, unearthlyat an unˌearthly/unˌgodly ˈhour (informal) very early or very late, especially when this is annoying: The job involved getting up at some unearthly hour to catch the first train. ♢ I heard him come home at some ungodly hour again last night.See also: hour, unearthly, ungodlyunearthly mod. weird; terrible. There was an unearthly smell coming out of the kitchen. unearthly
Synonyms for unearthlyadj eerieSynonyms- eerie
- strange
- supernatural
- ghostly
- weird
- phantom
- uncanny
- spooky
- nightmarish
- spectral
- eldritch
- preternatural
adj unreasonableSynonyms- unreasonable
- ridiculous
- absurd
- strange
- extraordinary
- abnormal
- unholy
- ungodly
Synonyms for unearthlyadj of, coming from, or relating to forces or beings that exist outside the natural worldSynonyms- extramundane
- extrasensory
- metaphysical
- miraculous
- preternatural
- superhuman
- supernatural
- superphysical
- supersensible
- transcendental
adj of a mysteriously strange and usually frightening natureSynonymsadj so senseless as to be laughableSynonyms- absurd
- foolish
- harebrained
- idiotic
- imbecilic
- insane
- lunatic
- mad
- moronic
- nonsensical
- preposterous
- silly
- softheaded
- tomfool
- zany
- cockeyed
- crazy
- loony
- loopy
- balmy
- dippy
- dopey
- jerky
- sappy
- wacky
Synonyms for unearthlyadj concerned with or affecting the spirit or soulSynonymsRelated Wordsadj suggesting the operation of supernatural influencesSynonymsRelated Words |