Unearthly - English meaning

adjective

Deviating from what is normal or usual, typically in a way that is undesirable or worrying.

Usage examples:

The illness is recognizable from the patient's abnormal behaviour

adjective

Not usual or average

Usage examples:

We had an abnormal amount of snow., he has an abnormal heartbeat., [ c ] no abnormalities showed up…

adjective

Wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate.

Usage examples:

The allegations are patently absurd

noun

An absurd state of affairs.

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The incidents that followed bordered on the absurd

adjective

Belonging to a foreign country.

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An alien culture

noun

A foreigner, especially one who is not a naturalized citizen of the country where he or she is living.

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An enemy alien

noun

A person who lives in a country but is not a citizen (= member of a country with specific rights)

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Alien customs

adjective

Horrifying or frightening.

Usage examples:

A chilling account of the prisoners' fate

verb

Make (someone) cold.

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They were chilled by a sudden wind

adjective

Strange and frightening.

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An eerie green glow in the sky

adjective

Strange in a frightening and mysterious way

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Dust lay thick on the furniture, and cobwebs formed eerie patterns in the shadowy corners.

adjective

Very unusual or remarkable.

Usage examples:

The extraordinary plumage of the male

noun

An item in a company's accounts not arising from its normal activities.

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Of the total "army extraordinaries" of £315,917 submitted to the house of commons on february 6, 17…

adjective

Very unusual and special; different in type or greater in degree than the usual or ordinary

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Being chairman gave him an extraordinary sense of power., she was an extraordinary woman, and no on…

adjective

Of or from outside the earth or its atmosphere.

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Searches for extraterrestrial intelligence

noun

A hypothetical or fictional being from outer space.

Usage examples:

Mars has long been considered not only difficult to explore but alluring, given its reputation as t…

adjective

Of or like a ghost in appearance or sound; eerie and unnatural.

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A frightening, ghostly figure with a hood

adjective

Pale and transparent in a way that does not seem real, like a ghost

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A ghostly figure/apparition, a ghostly voice/echo

adjective

Extremely bad or unpleasant.

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The most godawful row

adjective

Frightening or shocking

Usage examples:

She told us a hair-raising story about suddenly meeting a bear on her camping trip.

adjective

(of a place) frequented by a ghost.

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A reputedly haunted room in the castle

verb

(of a ghost) manifest itself at (a place) regularly.

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A grey lady who haunts the chapel

adjective

Often visited by ghosts (= spirits of dead people)

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A haunted house, haunted eyes

adjective

Extremely unpleasant, horrifying, or terrible.

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She suffered horrendous injuries

adjective

So bad as to be shocking; extremely unpleasant

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Exhibits show how horrendous the living conditions there were.

adjective

Difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify.

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His colleague had vanished in mysterious circumstances

adjective

Strange, not known, or not understood

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She's an actress whose inner life has remained mysterious, despite the many interviews she has give…

adjective

Shockingly bad or excessive.

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An outrageous act of bribery

noun

A ghost.

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A phantom who haunts lonely roads

noun

Something that appears or seems to exist but is not real or is imagined

adjective

Contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous.

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A preposterous suggestion

adjective

Completely unreasonable and ridiculous; not to be believed

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It was a preposterous idea, and no one took it seriously.

adjective

Beyond what is normal or natural.

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Autumn had arrived with preternatural speed

adjective

More than is usual or natural

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Anger gave me preternatural strength, and i managed to force the door open.

adjective

Deserving or inviting derision or mockery; absurd.

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That ridiculous tartan cap

adjective

Of or like a ghost.

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A spectral, menacing face

adjective

Of or concerning spectra or the spectrum.

Usage examples:

A laser is the generator of intense coherent, electromagnetic radiation in the spectral range betwe…

adjective

Very frightening

Usage examples:

He told them a spine-chilling ghost story.

adjective

(of a manifestation or event) attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature.

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A supernatural being

noun

Manifestations or events considered to be of supernatural origin, such as ghosts.

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A frightening manifestation of the supernatural

adjective

(of something’s cause or existence) not able to be explained by the laws of science

Usage examples:

From the center of the tree, a supernatural light began to glow.

adjective

Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way.

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An uncanny feeling that she was being watched

adjective

Strange or mysterious; difficult or impossible to explain

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He has an uncanny ability to pick a winner., barb’s uncanny resemblance to tia is scary.

adjective

Irreligious or immoral.

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Ungodly lives of lust and pleasure

adjective

Extreme or unacceptable

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I had to get up at some ungodly hour in the morning to take her to the airport.

adjective

Sinful; wicked.

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A father killing his son is an act against nature—unholy and loathsome

adjective

Used to describe a combination of things when it is very bad, harmful, or unpleasant

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Religious fanatics have formed an unholy alliance with right wing groups., an unholy mess/row/noise…

adjective

Not guided by or based on good sense.

Usage examples:

She knew she was being unreasonable, but she resented his domesticity

adjective

Not based on or using good judgment; not fair

Usage examples:

It’s unreasonable to expect him to work every weekend., he thinks the cops acted unreasonably.

adjective

Not fair or acceptable

Usage examples:

A merchant is not required to satisfy a customer's unreasonable demands., be unreasonable for sb/st…