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otherworldly

[uhth-er-wurld-lee] / ˈʌð ərˈwɜrld li /


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One almost gets a sense that the great doers of history were like robots, temporarily inhabited by an otherworldly spiritual force or, alternatively, were stick figures that Hegel moved about on his grandiose world-historical tableau.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Stott said the images chosen for the From the Oceans to the Stars stamp set deliberately had a "very otherworldly feel".

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

This show focuses on his photographs, taken with rapidly improving Polaroid technology, that document himself and his space and were often manipulated to create otherworldly images of his domestic life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

But he’s also puckish – sylph-like and otherworldly, seductive and repellent, as likely to swaddle Sarah in her heart’s desire as he is to toss her into the belching, farting Bog of Eternal Stench.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

Soon, the center of the club looked like some otherworldly lava lamp.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline