otherworldly
adjective
oth·er·world·ly
ˌə-t͟hər-ˈwərl(d)-lē 
1
a
: of, relating to, or resembling that of a world other than the actual world
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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On Friday, the Blackpink superstar and former One Direction heartthrob teamed up for the dreamy duet, which dropped alongside an otherworldly video.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
The first dive into a ship is an otherworldly experience.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Is this an otherworldly dimension?
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Oct. 2025
The Red Sox must believe so, even if a slight fall back to earth is to be expected from those otherworldly numbers.
—Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
The first dive into a ship is an otherworldly experience.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Is this an otherworldly dimension?
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Oct. 2025
The Red Sox must believe so, even if a slight fall back to earth is to be expected from those otherworldly numbers.
—Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for otherworldly
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“Otherworldly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/otherworldly. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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