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otherworldly

[ uhth -er-wurld-lee ]

/ ˈʌð ərˈwɜrld li /

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adjective

of, relating to, or devoted to another world, as the world of imagination or the world to come.

Origin of otherworldly

1870–75; other world + -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM otherworldly

oth·er·world·li·ness, noun

Words nearby otherworldly

otherize, otherness, otherwhere, otherwhile, otherwise, otherworldly, othin, othman, othman i, othniel, otho i

Example sentences from the Web for otherworldly

Later that night, this low-key man went out on stage with otherworldly energy.

When I Met Robin Williams in Afghanistan |Matthew Kaminski |August 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The ‘Sexiest Woman Alive’ plays an otherworldly being who lures men to a dark room with the promise of kiss kiss bang bang.

Scarlett Johansson is an Alien Seductress in ‘Under the Skin’ |Jimmy So |April 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Mountain passes lead to high plains dotted with green scrub and otherworldly rock outcroppings.

Big-Sky West Texas: A Road Trip Through Hidden America |Condé Nast Traveler |March 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Being inside is like a visit to a Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory of art: overwhelming, whimsical, and otherworldly.

Graffiti-Covered Wynwood Is Quickly Becoming Miami’s Hippest New Neighborhood |Debra A. Klein |December 4, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

From the day he entered the league, Rodriguez was distinguished by his otherworldly power and prowess.

Alex Rodriguez Suspension Is a Sad Moment for Baseball |Michael Brendan Dougherty |August 5, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The spirit is your ideal, the unattained, the otherworldly; spirit is the name of your—god, "God is spirit."

The Ego and His Own |Max Stirner
Yet it does not wrap its initiates in a selfish and otherworldly calm, isolate them from the pain and effort of the common life.

Practical Mysticism |Evelyn Underhill
It made the otherworldly part of one who also was a merry gossip among his fellows.

The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II) |Henry Osborn Taylor
He is, however, in part an otiose deity and can hardly be said to rule over this otherworldly realm.

Introduction to the History of Religions |Crawford Howell Toy

British Dictionary definitions for otherworldly

otherworldly

/ (ˌʌðəˈwɜːldlɪ) /

adjective

of or relating to the spiritual or imaginative world

impractical or unworldly

Derived forms of otherworldly

otherworldliness, noun