Earthly
Earthly adjective - Having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven.
Usage example: a sermon against our obsession with earthly pursuits
Unearthly
Unearthly adjective - Of, relating to, or being part of a reality beyond the observable physical universe.
Usage example: unearthly messages that she believed were coming from her deceased father
Nearby Word: unearthed
Both words in one sentence
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In it, the witch Ziroonderel forges a sword of "thunderbolt iron" for Prince Alveric because, in questing into Elfland, he needed "a sword of no earthly iron to parry unearthly dangers".
Source: Thunderbolt Iron
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Unearthly and Earthly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/earthly/unearthly
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Unearthly or Earthly. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/earthly/unearthly.
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