UNEARTHLY


Meaning of UNEARTHLY in English

un ‧ earth ‧ ly /ʌnˈɜːθli $ -ˈɜːr-/ BrE AmE 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.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.