unearthly meaning

unearthly as an adjective

1. concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul
   • a spiritual approach to life
   • spiritual fulfillment
   • spiritual values
   • unearthly love

   Synonyms: spiritual

   Similar: unworldly

2. suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
   • an eldritch screech
   • the three weird sisters
   • stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures
   • an unearthly light
   • he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din

   Synonyms: eldritch, weird, uncanny

   Similar: supernatural

How to pronounce unearthly

unearthly is pronounced /əˈnɝθli/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.