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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The duo, who own the otherworldly market, struggle to see eye-to-eye on methods of payment.
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Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2025
With 300 individual exposures, Barakat captured the cosmos rotating around the otherworldly tree.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2025
Into the Desert’s Dreamscape Contrast the Delta’s lushness with the otherworldly Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, where the horizon stretches in all directions like a white mirage.
—Marni Granston, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
The outlier was his otherworldly 2010, when Kuo had a 1.20 ERA, a sub-0.800 WHIP and 11 K/9 in 60 innings.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 9 July 2025
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Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2025
With 300 individual exposures, Barakat captured the cosmos rotating around the otherworldly tree.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2025
Into the Desert’s Dreamscape Contrast the Delta’s lushness with the otherworldly Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, where the horizon stretches in all directions like a white mirage.
—Marni Granston, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
The outlier was his otherworldly 2010, when Kuo had a 1.20 ERA, a sub-0.800 WHIP and 11 K/9 in 60 innings.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 9 July 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 30 Jul. 2025.
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