单词 | unearthly |
释义 | unearthly (ʌnɜːʳθli ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] You use unearthly to describe something that seems very strange and unnatural. For a few seconds we watched the unearthly lights on the water. The sound was so serene that it seemed unearthly. Synonyms: eerie, strange, supernatural, ghostly 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] If you refer to a time as an unearthly hour, you are emphasizing that it is very early in the morning. [emphasis] They arranged to meet in Riverside Park at the unearthly hour of seven in the morning. Synonyms: unreasonable, ridiculous, absurd, strange 3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] An unearthly noise is unpleasant because it sounds frightening and unnatural. She heard the sirens scream their unearthly wail. |
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