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terrestrial

/tə'rɛstriəl/

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adjective
concerned with the world or worldly matters
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"he developed an immense terrestrial practicality"

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mundane secular temporal worldly
adjective
of this earth
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"the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball"

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sublunar sublunary earthly
adjective
of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants
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"this terrestrial ball"

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planetary
adjective
of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air
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tellurian telluric terrene
adjective
operating or living or growing on land
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onshore overland

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amphibious aquatic

Examples of terrestrial

"he developed an immense terrestrial practicality"
"the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball"
"this terrestrial ball"