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adjective

Earthly adj.

Pertaining to the earth; belonging to this world, or to man's existence on the earth; not heavenly or spiritual; carnal; worldly; as, earthly joys; earthly flowers; earthly praise. "This earthly load Of death, called life." "Whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things."

Of all things on earth; possible; conceivable. "What earthly benefit can be the result?"

Made of earth; earthy. (Obs.)

Synonyms: Gross; material; sordid; mean; base; vile; low; unsubstantial; temporary; corrupt; groveling.

adverb

Earthly adv. In the manner of the earth or its people; worldly. "Took counsel from his guiding eyes To make this wisdom earthly wise."

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Etymology of 'Earthly'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Earthly" Quotes from Famous Books

... the name of one of the gods, I will speak. See this brillyant plumage," sed I, placin my hand where I sit down, "now covered from earthly vue. I am Stalwart Conklin, the stallwart of the Rerpublikan partie, doomed for a sertain time (till '84) to strut arouad on the confines of the perlitickel arena, attended ...

— The Bad Boy At Home - And His Experiences In Trying To Become An Editor - 1885 • Walter T. Gray

... has forgiven me. Heaven knows I do not merit such action, but she is an earthly angel. And I want to ask you if you can also forgive me, because through my actions you have all these years been deprived ...

— Miss Caprice • St. George Rathborne

... began visibly to brighten. There came to his lips the commencement of that strange moribund smile which seems so ineffably satirical of the things of this world. O imposing spectacle of death! O blessed soul, marked for promotion! What earthly favor is like thine? Lizzie sank down on her knees, and, still clasping John's hand, ...

— The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 • Various

... (and happily not alone), the West Indies and the Spanish Main. From childhood I had studied their Natural History, their Charts, their Romances; and now, at last, I was about to compare books with facts, and judge for myself of the reported wonders of the Earthly Paradise." ...

— The Beauties of Nature - and the Wonders of the World We Live In • Sir John Lubbock

... no clear memory of Singapore as, for some reason, I felt very sad while I was driving about it, and was almost weeping. Next after it comes Ceylon—an earthly Paradise. There in that Paradise I went more than a hundred versts on the railway and gazed at palm forests and bronze women to my heart's content.... After Ceylon we sailed for thirteen days and nights without ...

— Letters of Anton Chekhov • Anton Chekhov

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