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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024earth•ly /ˈɜrθli/USA pronunciation adj., -li•er, -li•est. - of or relating to the earth, esp. as opposed to heaven;
worldly:We were warned about being too occupied by earthly pleasures.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024earth•ly (ûrth′lē),USA pronunciation adj., -li•er, -li•est. - of or pertaining to the earth, esp. as opposed to heaven;
worldly. - possible or conceivable:an invention of no earthly use to anyone.
- Middle English erth(e)ly, Old English eorthlīc. See earth, -ly bef. 1000
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged secular, temporal, mortal. Earthly, terrestrial, worldly, mundane refer to that which is concerned with the earth literally or figuratively. Earthly now almost always implies a contrast to that which is heavenly:earthly pleasures; our earthly home.Terrestrial, from Latin, is the dignified equivalent of earthly, and it applies to the earth as a planet or to the land as opposed to the water:the terrestrial globe; terrestrial areas.Worldly is commonly used in the sense of being devoted to the vanities, cares, advantages, or gains of this present life to the exclusion of spiritual interests or the life to come:worldly success; worldly standards.Mundane, from Latin, is a formal equivalent of worldly and suggests that which is bound to the earth, is not exalted, and therefore is commonplace:mundane pursuits.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged spiritual, divine.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: earthly /ˈɜːθlɪ/ adj ( -lier, -liest)- of or characteristic of the earth as opposed to heaven; material or materialistic; worldly
- (usually used with a negative) informal conceivable or possible; feasible (in such phrases as not an earthly (chance), etc)
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