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
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a sermon against our obsession with earthly pursuits
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Otherworldly ambitions, though, can come with earthly costs.
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Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
On the flip side of things (quite literally), the Netherworld occupied by the recently, and not-so-recently, deceased needed to come off as eerie and a place where earthly rules of sound no longer apply.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Spiritualism’s progressive view of the beyond bled into adherents’ outlook on the earthly world and their politics.
—Elizabeth Garner Masarik / Made By History, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
In either case, the Clipper will end its voyage with a kamikaze descent to Jupiter's moon Ganymede to prevent any chance of a future uncontrolled crash on Europa that might bring earthly microbes to the moon and its possibly habitable sub-surface environment.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2024
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Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
On the flip side of things (quite literally), the Netherworld occupied by the recently, and not-so-recently, deceased needed to come off as eerie and a place where earthly rules of sound no longer apply.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Spiritualism’s progressive view of the beyond bled into adherents’ outlook on the earthly world and their politics.
—Elizabeth Garner Masarik / Made By History, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
In either case, the Clipper will end its voyage with a kamikaze descent to Jupiter's moon Ganymede to prevent any chance of a future uncontrolled crash on Europa that might bring earthly microbes to the moon and its possibly habitable sub-surface environment.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Earthly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earthly. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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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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