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otherworldly

[uhth-er-wurld-lee] / ˈʌð ərˈwɜrld li /


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Scott-Heron’s lunar criticism is not so much concerned with the otherworldly as a space for imagining the earthly impossible, but for assembling earthly sites of decolonization and liberation.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Stott said the images chosen for the From the Oceans to the Stars stamp set deliberately had a "very otherworldly feel".

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

But he’s also puckish – sylph-like and otherworldly, seductive and repellent, as likely to swaddle Sarah in her heart’s desire as he is to toss her into the belching, farting Bog of Eternal Stench.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

Ms. Snider’s distinctive compositional voice finds the otherworldly in the day-to-day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

I remembered the otherworldly pitch of his scream as he ran to the house.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover