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unearthly
—unearthly /ʌnˈɜːθ.li/ aep /-ˈɝːθ-/
Ⅰ adjective (STRANGE) ► F0 strange in a mysterious and sometimes frightening way: » Cats' cries have an unearthly quality.Thesaurus+: ↑Strange, suspicious and unnaturalWord Builder:–Nouns: earth–Adjectives: earthy, earthly, unearthly–Verbs: unearth
Ⅱ adjective INFORMAL (NOT CONVENIENT) ► F0 describes a time that is not at all convenient because it is too early in the morning or too late at night: » I was woken up at some unearthly hour of the morning by someone knocking on my door.Thesaurus+: ↑Late |