unearthlyadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈəːθli/, U.S.

/ˌənˈərθli/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1.

1. Rising above what is characteristic of earth; exalted, sublime; celestial.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [adjective]

heavenisheOE

heavenlyOE

celestienc1330

celestialc1384

celestly1400

supernc1429

supernal1447

ethereala1522

celesticala1533

supermundal?1577

paradised1594

etherean1600

Uranian1600

superlunary1614

unearthlya1616

supermundane1623

superterrestrial1635

supralunary1635

pantheana1641

supramundane1662

ethereous1667

supermundial1678

superlunar1742

superterrene1755

unworldly1765

supraterrestrial1836

supralunar1851

other world1882

other-worldish1894

a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iii. i. 7 O, the Sacrifice, How ceremonious, solemne, and vn-earthly It was i'th'Offring?

1795 S. T. Coleridge Refl. Place Retirem. 24 The inobtrusive song of Happiness, Unearthly minstrelsy!

1855 G. Brimley Ess. (1858) ix. 304 [An] almost unearthly intensity of faith, love, and resignation.

1876 H. W. Pullen Mod. Christianity 73 Having made choice of an unearthly Guide, you should be content to follow Him along unearthly paths.

a. Not belonging to this earth; supernatural, mysterious, ghostly. (Cf. Sc. wanearthly.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > [adjective] > uncanny

eldritch1508

eerie1792

erlisha1802

unearthly1802

weird1817

pokerish1825

weirdly1831

uncanny1843

spooky1854

weird-like1854

wisht1872

unheimlichc1877

weirdsome1885

1802 in W. Scott Minstrelsy Sc. Border II. 239 How shall I thee knaw? Amang so many unearthly knights.

1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham II. x. 91 A mysterious and unearthly communion of the soul with the beings of another world.

1871 L. Stephen Playground of Europe ii. 82 There is something almost unearthly in the sight of enormous spaces of hill and plain.

b. Of sounds or voices.

ΚΠ

1808 W. Scott Marmion ii. Introd. 71 In the bittern's distant shriek, I heard unearthly voices speak.

1846 A. Marsh Father Darcy II. xi. 183 The unearthly sound..immediately ceased.

1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 150 The half-heard music is full of unearthly cadences.

c. colloquial. Not appropriate to anything earthly; absurdly early or inconvenient.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [adjective] > early or premature

rathe1340

soona1400

premature?1530

fore-ripeda1533

untimeousc1540

immature1548

overtimely1548

prematurate1570

oversoona1586

over-early1605

premiseda1616

prematured1692

unearthly1865

previous1869

1865 J. W. Carlyle Lett. (1883) III. 267 Your starting from the Gill at an unearthly hour.

1891 C. E. L. Riddell Mad Tour 63 In the streets of Cologne at that unearthly hour in the morning.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unearthly
释义	unearthlyadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈəːθli/, U.S. /ˌənˈərθli/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1. 1. Rising above what is characteristic of earth; exalted, sublime; celestial. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [adjective] heavenisheOE heavenlyOE heavenlyOE celestienc1330 celestialc1384 celestly1400 supernc1429 supernal1447 ethereala1522 celesticala1533 supermundal?1577 paradised1594 etherean1600 Uranian1600 superlunary1614 unearthlya1616 supermundane1623 superterrestrial1635 supralunary1635 pantheana1641 supramundane1662 ethereous1667 supermundial1678 superlunar1742 superterrene1755 unworldly1765 supraterrestrial1836 supralunar1851 other world1882 other-worldish1894 a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iii. i. 7 O, the Sacrifice, How ceremonious, solemne, and vn-earthly It was i'th'Offring? View more context for this quotation 1795 S. T. Coleridge Refl. Place Retirem. 24 The inobtrusive song of Happiness, Unearthly minstrelsy! 1855 G. Brimley Ess. (1858) ix. 304 [An] almost unearthly intensity of faith, love, and resignation. 1876 H. W. Pullen Mod. Christianity 73 Having made choice of an unearthly Guide, you should be content to follow Him along unearthly paths. 2. a. Not belonging to this earth; supernatural, mysterious, ghostly. (Cf. Sc. wanearthly.) ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > [adjective] > uncanny eldritch1508 eerie1792 erlisha1802 unearthly1802 weird1817 pokerish1825 weirdly1831 uncanny1843 spooky1854 weird-like1854 wisht1872 unheimlichc1877 weirdsome1885 1802 in W. Scott Minstrelsy Sc. Border II. 239 How shall I thee knaw? Amang so many unearthly knights. 1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham II. x. 91 A mysterious and unearthly communion of the soul with the beings of another world. 1871 L. Stephen Playground of Europe ii. 82 There is something almost unearthly in the sight of enormous spaces of hill and plain. b. Of sounds or voices. ΚΠ 1808 W. Scott Marmion ii. Introd. 71 In the bittern's distant shriek, I heard unearthly voices speak. 1846 A. Marsh Father Darcy II. xi. 183 The unearthly sound..immediately ceased. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 150 The half-heard music is full of unearthly cadences. c. colloquial. Not appropriate to anything earthly; absurdly early or inconvenient. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [adjective] > early or premature rathe1340 soona1400 premature?1530 fore-ripeda1533 untimeousc1540 immature1548 overtimely1548 prematurate1570 oversoona1586 over-early1605 premiseda1616 prematured1692 unearthly1865 previous1869 1865 J. W. Carlyle Lett. (1883) III. 267 Your starting from the Gill at an unearthly hour. 1891 C. E. L. Riddell Mad Tour 63 In the streets of Cologne at that unearthly hour in the morning. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1616
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