unterrestrial en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + terrestrial.
Meanings
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Not terrestrial.
Every object that might have been familiar was seen to be part of something vague and unknown and altogether unterrestrial — something infinitely vaster than any human eye could grasp, and infinitely alien, monstrous, and hideous […]
1933, H. P. Lovecraft, The Horror in the Museum:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unterrestrial | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unterrestrial | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |