unearthly[adjective]Synonyms: eerie, ghostly, phantom, spectral, spooky
(informal), strange, supernatural, uncanny, weird
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
un‧earth‧ly /ʌnˈɜːθli $ -ˈɜːr-/
adjective [
Word Family: noun:
earth,
earthling,
earthiness;
adjective:
earthy,
earthly ≠
unearthly,
earthen;
verb:
unearth;
adverb: earthward(s)]
1. very strange and unnatural, and probably frightening:
His eyes shone with an unearthly light.2. unearthly hour/time etc informal very early or very late and therefore extremely inconvenient:
He suggested a meeting at some unearthly hour of the morning. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲