ungodly

[ uhn-god-lee ]

/ ʌnˈgɒd li /

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adjective, un·god·li·er, un·god·li·est.

not accepting God or a particular religious doctrine; irreligious; atheistic: an ungodly era.

sinful; wicked; impious; not conforming to religious tenets or canons: an ungodly life.

outrageous; shocking; dreadful; insufferable: an ungodly roar; an ungodly hour to drop in.

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2 profane, evil, corrupt, blasphemous.

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Origin of ungodly

First recorded in 1520–30; un-¹ + godly

OTHER WORDS FROM ungodly

un·god·li·ness, noun

Words nearby ungodly

ungird, ungirt, unglamorous, unglue, unglued, ungodly, ungotten, ungovernable, ungraceful, ungracious, ungrammatical

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How to use ungodly in a sentence

During the PGA Tour’s pandemic shutdown of 2020, Rahm and Finau — both members at the Silverleaf Club in Scottsdale — played ungodly amounts of golf together, matches that Finau said more often than not went Rahm’s way.
Fatherhood, a major championship, covid (twice): It has been a year for Jon Rahm|Barry Svrluga|August 25, 2021|Washington Post
He almost defines offensive supremacy in this era, because he takes an ungodly number of walks — six seasons of 100 or more, five in which he led the National League — and because he hits for a not insignificant amount of power.
Baseball has always been about numbers. Analytics are changing how we view its milestones.|Barry Svrluga|August 24, 2021|Washington Post
Helbert created a Venus-simulating chamber in his lab that would heat Dyar’s rocks to ungodly temperatures to test a prototype of the Venus Emissivity Mapper, or VEM, one of the instruments proposed for VERITAS.
These scientists spent decades pushing NASA to go back to Venus. Now they’re on a hot streak.|Corinne Iozzio|June 29, 2021|Popular-Science
Google’s algorithmic tentacles scan and index every book in that ungodly pile.
Google AI Researchers Are Dreaming Up a New Species of Search Engine|Jason Dorrier|May 16, 2021|Singularity Hub

So here I am in my requisite Lululemon pants, grunting along to an old hip-hop song at a most ungodly hour.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Gladwell, however, is mostly interested in the ungodly number of hours they logged on stage.
The Beatles Succeeded Through Talent, Ambition, and a Lot of Arrogance|Andrew Romano|November 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Hasan proceeded to pull the trigger with the most ungodly indifference.
Nidal Hasan Deserves the Death Sentence the Fort Hood Jury Imposed|Michael Daly|August 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Catwoman gets knocked up and, for some ungodly reason goes to see Bellatrix LaStrange from Harry Potter and Borat.
SAG Awards 2013: Anne Hathaway, Tina Fey & More Best Moments (VIDEO)|Kevin Fallon|January 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Sodom is the original ungodly city, whose customs are the opposite of the justice that Abraham will teach his descendants.
Republicans and the 'Quality of Sodom'|Gershom Gorenberg|July 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The offspring of the ungodly shall not bring forth many branches, and make a noise as unclean roots upon the top of a rock.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The children of sinners become children of abominations, and they that converse near the houses of the ungodly.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
All things that are of the earth, shall return into the earth: so the ungodly shall from malediction to destruction.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
All these things shall be for good to the holy, so to the sinners and the ungodly they shall be turned into evil.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The teeth of beasts, and scorpions, and serpents, and the sword taking vengeance upon the ungodly unto destruction.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

British Dictionary definitions for ungodly

ungodly

/ (ʌnˈɡɒdlɪ) /

adjective -lier or -liest

wicked; sinful
(as collective noun; preceded by the)the ungodly

informal unseemly; outrageous (esp in the phrase an ungodly hour)

Derived forms of ungodly

ungodliness, noun

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