terrestrially
Upon the ground
In a manner relating to land or Earth, as opposed to water, air, or space.
Something that occurs terrestrially happens on solid ground: The species hunts terrestrially rather than from the air.
The word also contrasts with celestial or extraterrestrial: Life as we know it exists terrestrially.
In commonplace manner
- secularlyWithout religious context
- materiallyIn important respects
- earthlyOf this world
- temporallyConcerning time's dimension
practically · physically · unspiritual · prosaically · realistically · pragmatically · corporeal
Confined to terra firma
- ground-basedLocated on Earth's surface
- surface-levelConcerning only the outermost layer
- landmassContinuous area of ground
- continentalOf a continent
grounded · land-based · overland · ashore · inland · onshore
mundanely
In commonplace manner
- secularlyWithout religious context
- materiallyIn important respects
- earthlyOf this world
temporally · practically · physically · unspiritual · prosaically · realistically · pragmatically · corporeal
earthbound
Confined to terra firma
- ground-basedLocated on Earth's surface
- surface-levelConcerning only the outermost layer
- landmassContinuous area of ground
continental · grounded · land-based · overland · ashore · inland · onshore
terrestriallycelestially
In sky-god fashion
cosmically · astronomically · in space · heavenly · aerially
terrestriallyspiritually
Concerning the soul
divinely · transcendently · ethereally · heavenly · metaphysically
- terrestrial mammalEarth-bound warm-blooded animal
- terrestrial planetsSolid, dense inner planets
- terrestrial radioGround-based broadcast transmission
- terrestrial globeSpherical Earth representation
terrestrial, extraterrestrial, extraterrestrials, terrestrials