1
a
: characteristic of or belonging to this earth
b
: relating to the human race's actual life on this earth
2
: possible
of what earthly use is it?
earthliness
noun
Examples of earthly in a Sentence
a sermon against our obsession with earthly pursuits
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This is the most believably lusty delivery by John of lyrics about Taupin’s earthly urges.
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The clipping of grape bunches off the vines created a rhythm as if the harvesters performing these acts had synchronized a symphony of earthly beauty.
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These earthly/cosmic contrasts are visually amazing.
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Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
The clipping of grape bunches off the vines created a rhythm as if the harvesters performing these acts had synchronized a symphony of earthly beauty.
—Cathrine Todd, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
These earthly/cosmic contrasts are visually amazing.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 Mar. 2025
Musk’s foray into government led the world’s richest man, a person who intends to colonize Mars, to find himself in the more earthly confines of Senate Republicans’ regular Wednesday lunch.
—Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for earthly
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“Earthly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earthly. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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earthly
adjective
earth·ly
ˈərth-lē 
1
: belonging to or having to do with the earth
earthly joys
2
: imaginable, possible
that tool is of no earthly use
earthliness
noun
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