EARTHLY


Meaning of EARTHLY in English

earth ‧ ly /ˈɜːθli $ ˈɜːrθli/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ earth , ↑ earthling , ↑ earthiness ; adjective : ↑ earthy , ↑ earthly ≠ ↑ unearthly , ↑ earthen ; verb : ↑ unearth ; adverb : earthward(s)]

1 . no earthly reason/use etc no reason, use etc at all:

I see no earthly reason why he shouldn’t come.

2 . [only before noun] literary connected with life on Earth rather than in heaven:

our earthly pleasures

an earthly paradise

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