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
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otherworldly creatures from the deep sea
a movie in which otherworldly beings live among us in a parallel universe
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In Mulholland Drive’s most arresting scene, the protagonists find themselves at an otherworldly club in the middle of the night.
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Will Bahr, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025
Del Toro, as is his custom, displays a tremendous empathy for his otherworldly characters, here ghostly women who were once silenced but whose urgent cries must now be heeded.
—Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
Tucker, meanwhile, had the worst year of his otherworldly career.
—Tim Graham, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Still, Master Raymond’s somewhat spooky nature, as well as his appearance in Gabaldon’s novella The Space Between, lends an otherworldly possibility to the whole affair.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 17 Jan. 2025
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Will Bahr, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025
Del Toro, as is his custom, displays a tremendous empathy for his otherworldly characters, here ghostly women who were once silenced but whose urgent cries must now be heeded.
—Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
Tucker, meanwhile, had the worst year of his otherworldly career.
—Tim Graham, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Still, Master Raymond’s somewhat spooky nature, as well as his appearance in Gabaldon’s novella The Space Between, lends an otherworldly possibility to the whole affair.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Otherworldly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/otherworldly. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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