(adj) suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; ; ; - John Galsworthy; ; - Henry Kingsley, Syn. weird, uncanny, unearthly, Example:an eldritch screech; the three weird sisters; stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures; an unearthly light; he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din
(adj) concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul, Syn. unearthly, Example:a spiritual approach to life; spiritual fulfillment; spiritual values; unearthly love
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Unearthed p. pr. & vb. n. Unearthing. ] [ 1st pref. un- + earth. ] To drive or draw from the earth; hence, to uncover; to bring out from concealment; to bring to light; to disclose; as, to unearth a secret. [ 1913 Webster ]
To unearth the roof of an old tree. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Not terrestrial; supernatural; preternatural; hence, weird; appalling; terrific; as, an unearthly sight or sound. -- Un*earth"li*ness n. [1913 Webster]