earthly
/ˈəːθli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.32 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
That which is of the earth or earthly; a terrestrial being.
adv
in an earthly manner.
adj
Alternative letter-case form of earthly (“relating to the Earth”).
Example Sentences
- "The Garden of Earthly Delights is full of earthly joys alongside grotesqueries, monstrosities, and torture."
- "(For many walke, of whome I haue told you often, and now tell you euen weeping, that they are the enemies of the crosse of Christ: / Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glorie is in their shame, who minde earthly things.)"
- "The shadows of earth and earthly things, resting omen-like upon the waters, alone shewed which was the home and which the mirror of the celestial host."
- "Where it had been left hundreds of years ago, / Extract from the depth, is but a setting sun, / Paradise is scarce in this light that won’t shine, / What is our earthly task, but a worthy design?"
- "We have this […] treasure in frail, brittle, and earthly vessels."
- "There is no earthly way, I mean no way on earth, that I will ever do that."
Etymology
From Middle English erthely, erthlich, ierðlich, from Old English eorþlīċ, corresponding to earth + -ly. Cognate with Old Norse jarðligr (“earthly”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈəːθli/
Usage
- Obsolete
- Informal
- British usage
- Colloquial
Inflected Forms
earthlier (comparative)
earthliest (superlative)
earthlies (plural)
more earthly (comparative)
most earthly (superlative)