Earthly Definition

ûrthlē
adjective
Of the earth.
Webster's New World
Terrestrial; not heavenly or divine.
Earthly existence.
American Heritage
Conceivable; possible.
A thing of no earthly good.
Webster's New World
Worldly.
Earthly delights; one's earthly possessions.
American Heritage
(negative, informal) Used to put an emphasis.
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noun

(UK, colloquial) A slightest chance (of success etc.) or idea (about something).

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adverb

In an earthy manner.

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Other Word Forms of Earthly

Noun

Singular:
earthly
Plural:
earthlies

Origin of Earthly

  • Old English eorþlīċ, corresponding to earth +‎ -ly.

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Earthly Sentence Examples

  • The aim of the sages is to make earthly life strong and happy.

  • Earthly goods should be given away in exchange for " the imperishable treasures.

  • Those who had heard him and read his letters would want to know more than he had told them of the earthly life of the Lord Jesus.

  • It is adequate to its presumed purpose of offering to distant Gentile converts a clear account of their Master's earthly work, and of the causes which led to His rejection by His own people and to His death by Roman crucifixion.

  • In a threefold vision Jesus is invited to enter upon His inheritance at once; to satisfy His own needs, to accept of earthly dominion, to presume on the Divine protection.

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