earthly

adjective
UK: /ˈɜːθ.li/
US: /ˈɝːθ.li/

  1. Relating to the earth rather than to heaven or spiritual things

    1. His earthly life was full of struggles.
    2. She found it difficult to focus on earthly matters during her spiritual retreat.

  2. Possible or conceivable; realistic

    1. There is no earthly way I can finish this project today.
    2. With the current circumstances, there's no earthly reason to believe that we will succeed.

Synonyms

mundane temporal worldly terrestrial human possible conceivable realistic

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "earthly" in English means: Relating to the earth rather than to heaven or spiritual things, Possible or conceivable; realistic.

The phonetic transcription of "earthly" is /ˈɜːθ.li/ in British English and /ˈɝːθ.li/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "earthly": mundane, temporal, worldly, terrestrial, human, possible, conceivable, realistic.

Example usage of "earthly": "His earthly life was full of struggles.". More examples on the page.