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otherworldly

ot·her·worldly

UK/ˌʌðəˈwɜːldli/ US/ˌʌðəɹˈwɜɹl(d)li/ uncommon obsolete rare

adjective

1.

existing outside of or not in accordance with nature

  • “find transcendental motives for sublunary action” Aldous Huxley
Synonyms
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Origin

From other world (“a world beyond death; a world other than the everyday world”) + -ly (suffix meaning having the likeness of, resembling forming adjectives).

Phrases

  • other world

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