unholy

[ uhn-hoh-lee ]
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adjective,un·ho·li·er, un·ho·li·est.
  1. not holy; not sacred or hallowed.

  2. impious; sinful; wicked.

  1. Informal. dreadful; ungodly: They got us out of bed at the unholy hour of three in the morning.

Origin of unholy

1
before 1000; Middle English; Old English unhālig (cognate with Dutch onheilig,Old Norse ūheilagr). See un-1, holy

Other words from unholy

  • un·ho·li·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for unholy

unholy

/ (ʌnˈhəʊlɪ) /


adjective-lier or -liest
  1. not holy or sacred

  2. immoral or depraved

  1. informal outrageous or unnatural: an unholy alliance

Derived forms of unholy

  • unholiness, noun

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