Meaning & use
otherworldly
Seeming to belong to another, unfamiliar world; strange, mystical, or unearthly in quality.
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The northern lights created an otherworldly glow across the night sky.
The film's otherworldly soundtrack added to its eerie, dreamlike atmosphere.
A note on using this word
Otherworldly usually describes something beautiful, strange, or dreamlike rather than simply frightening.
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