EARTHLY


Meaning of EARTHLY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɜ:(r)θli ]

1.

Earthly means happening in the material world of our life on earth and not in any spiritual life or life after death.

...the need to confront evil during the earthly life...

ADJ : ADJ n

2.

Earthly is used for emphasis in phrases such as no earthly reason . If you say that there is no earthly reason why something should happen, you are emphasizing that there is no reason at all why it should happen.

There is no earthly reason why they should ever change...

ADJ : ADJ n [ emphasis ]

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