earthly

Other forms of earthly

comparative or superlative

earthlier

comparative or superlative

earthliest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about earthly

What does earthly mean?

earthly means "of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven".

How many syllables are in earthly?

earthly has 2 syllables: earth-ly. The stress falls on "earth". In IPA it is /ˈɝθli/.

What is the opposite of earthly?

The recorded antonyms are heavenly.

Is earthly a common word?

earthly is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.