unearthly meaning and definition

UNEARTHLY adjective

Definition of unearthly (adjective)

1. concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul
   • "a spiritual approach to life"; "spiritual fulfillment"; "spiritual values"; "unearthly love"
   • synonyms: spiritual
2. suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
   • "an eldritch screech"; "the three weird sisters"; "stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy; "an unearthly light"; "he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"- Henry Kingsley
   • synonyms: eldritch, uncanny, weird