otherworldly
adjective
oth·er·world·ly
ˌə-t͟hər-ˈwərl(d)-lē 
1
a
: of, relating to, resembling, or suggesting that of a world other than the actual world
the otherworldly creatures of the deep sea
b
: devoted to preparing for a world to come
2
: devoted to intellectual or imaginative pursuits
otherworldliness
noun
Examples of otherworldly in a Sentence
otherworldly creatures from the deep sea
a movie in which otherworldly beings live among us in a parallel universe
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This is the otherworldly London of a Richard Curtis film.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
Costarring are Camila Mendes as the warrior Teela, Idris Elba as General Man-at-Arms, Morena Baccarin as the Sorceress and an eclectic team of otherworldly warriors.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
As far as Clark understands it, the layout, objects and inhabitants of the Backrooms are plucked from the real world, the otherworldly space only able to create hollow, distorted copies.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
The wider football community, too, was now awake to his otherworldly charms.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 May 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
Costarring are Camila Mendes as the warrior Teela, Idris Elba as General Man-at-Arms, Morena Baccarin as the Sorceress and an eclectic team of otherworldly warriors.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
As far as Clark understands it, the layout, objects and inhabitants of the Backrooms are plucked from the real world, the otherworldly space only able to create hollow, distorted copies.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
The wider football community, too, was now awake to his otherworldly charms.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 May 2026
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“Otherworldly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/otherworldly. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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