on earth
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English[edit]
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Adverb[edit]
on earth (not comparable)
- Expletive used for emphasis after an interrogative word.
- Why on earth did that comet come by so soon?
Synonyms[edit]
- (intensifier): in God's name, in hell, in the hell, in the world, the Devil, the dickens, the heck, the hell
Translations[edit]
expletive giving emphasis after interrogative word
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