telluric

Definition

Pertaining to the Earth, earthly.

Etymology

A borrowing of French tellurique, from Latin tellus (“earth; earthy”) and Tellus (“Earth, Gaia”) and -ique (forming adjectives). Subsequently also from tellurium, originally in telluric oxide from German Telluroxyd.

Example Sentences

• "My sister always says she loves novels where you feel an elemental strength, primordial, telluric."