earthly
adjective /ˈɜːθli/
/ˈɜːrθli/
[usually before noun]- (literary) connected with life on earth and not with any spiritual life
- earthly desires
- the sorrows of this earthly life
- (often used in questions and negatives for emphasis) possible
- There's no earthly reason why you shouldn't go.
- What earthly difference is my opinion going to make?
- He didn't have an earthly chance of getting the job.