Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - earthly
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1. Earthly means happening in the material world of our life on earth and not in any spiritual life or life after death. ...the need to confront evil during the earthly life... ADJ: ADJ n 2. Earthly is used for emphasis in phrases such as no earthly reason. If you say that there is no earthly reason why something should happen, you are emphasizing that there is no reason at all why it should happen. There is no earthly reason why they should ever change... ADJ: ADJ n c darkgreen]emphasis ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Date: before 12th century 1. a. characteristic of or belonging to this earth b. relating to the human race's actual life on this earth 2. possible there is no ~ reason for such behavior • earthliness noun Synonyms: ~, worldly, mundane mean belonging to or characteristic of the earth. ~ often implies a contrast with what is heavenly or spiritual abandoned ~ concerns and entered a convent. worldly and mundane both imply a relation to the immediate concerns and activities of human beings, worldly suggesting tangible personal gain or gratification worldly goods and mundane suggesting reference to the immediate and practical a mundane discussion of finances. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 of the earth or human life on earth; terrestrial. 2 (usu. with neg.) colloq. remotely possible or conceivable (is no earthly use; there wasn't an earthly reason). Phrases and idioms not an earthly colloq. no chance whatever. Derivatives earthliness n. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. adj. 1) земной; суетный 2) coll. возможный no earthly use (reason) - бесполезно (бессмысленно) Syn: see worldly 2. noun not an earthly coll. - ни малейшей надежды ...Англо-русский словарь
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