earthly
1earthly — earthly, terrestrial, earthy, mundane, worldly, sublunary are comparable when they mean of, belonging to, or characteristic of the earth. Earthly is used chiefly in opposition to heavenly {earthly love} {the earthly paradise} {if I have told you… …
2Earthly — Earth ly, a. 1. Pertaining to the earth; belonging to this world, or to man s existence on the earth; not heavenly or spiritual; carnal; worldly; as, earthly joys; earthly flowers; earthly praise. [1913 Webster] This earthly load Of death, called …
3earthly — [ʉrth′lē] adj. 1. of the earth; specif., a) terrestrial b) worldly c) temporal or secular 2. conceivable; possible [a thing of no earthly good] earthliness n. SYN. EARTHLY is applied to that which belongs to …
4Earthly — Earth ly, adv. In the manner of the earth or its people; worldly. [1913 Webster] Took counsel from his guiding eyes To make this wisdom earthly wise. Emerson. [1913 Webster] …
5earthly — (adj.) O.E. eorþlic earthly, worldly; see EARTH (Cf. earth) + LY (Cf. ly) (1) …
6earthly — [adj1] physically concerning land or its inhabitants alluvial, carnal, corporeal, geotic, global, human, in all creation, material, mortal, mundane, nonspiritual, physical, profane, secular, subastral, sublunary, tellurian, telluric, temporal,… …
7earthly — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the earth or human life on the earth. 2) material; worldly. 3) informal used for emphasis; there was no earthly reason to rush. DERIVATIVES earthliness noun …
8earthly — index material (physical), mundane, physical Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
9earthly — [[t]ɜ͟ː(r)θli[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n Earthly means happening in the material world of our life on earth and not in any spiritual life or life after death. ...the need to confront evil during the earthly life... They lived in an earthly paradise. 2)… …
10earthly — earthliness, n. /errth lee/, adj., earthlier, earthliest. 1. of or pertaining to the earth, esp. as opposed to heaven; worldly. 2. possible or conceivable: an invention of no earthly use to anyone. [bef. 1000; ME erth(e)ly, OE eorthlic. See EARTH …
