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English adjective: terrestrial

1. terrestrial of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air


Synonymstellurian, telluric, terrene

2. terrestrial of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants


SamplesPlanetary rumblings and eructations.
The planetary tilt.
This terrestrial ball.


Synonymsplanetary

3. terrestrial operating or living or growing on land


Similaronshore, overland


Antonymsamphibious, aquatic

4. terrestrial concerned with the world or worldly matters


SamplesMundane affairs.
He developed an immense terrestrial practicality.


Synonymsmundane


Similarsecular, temporal, worldly


Antonymsunworldly

5. terrestrial of this earth


SamplesTranscendental motives for sublunary actions.
Fleeting sublunary pleasures.
The nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball.


Synonymssublunar, sublunary


Similarearthly


Antonymsheavenly









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