unholy
un·ho·ly
(ŭn-hō′lē)adj. un·ho·li·er, un·ho·li·est
1. Wicked; immoral.
2. Not hallowed or consecrated.
3. Outrageous: took unholy risks to win the downhill race.
un·ho′li·ly adv.
un·ho′li·ness n.
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unholy
(ʌnˈhəʊlɪ)adj, -lier or -liest
1. (Theology) not holy or sacred
2. immoral or depraved
3. informal outrageous or unnatural: an unholy alliance.
unˈholiness n
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un•ho•ly
(ʌnˈhoʊ li)adj. -li•er, -li•est.
1. not holy; not sacred or hallowed.
2. impious; sinful; wicked.
3. dreadful; outrageous; ungodly: neighbors making an unholy racket.
[before 1000]
un•ho′li•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Adj. | 1. |  unholy - not hallowed or consecrated holy - belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power |
| 2. |  unholy - extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces"evil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds" | |
| 3. |  unholy - having committed unrighteous acts; "a sinful person"unrighteous - not righteous; "an unrighteous man"; "an unrighteous law" |
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unholy
adjective
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Translations
غَيْر لائِق، لا إحْتِرامَ فيهغَيْر مَعْقول، مُثير للغَضَب
neuctivýpříšerný
ugudelig
ferlegur, óheyrilegursem sÿnir virîingarleysi
negeras
drausmīgsnešķīstsšausmīgsvelnišķīgs
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unholy
adj (+er) (Rel) place → ungeweiht; spirits → böse; (= evil, = sinful) activities → übel; (inf) (= reprehensible) delight → diebisch (inf); alliance → übel; (= awful) mess → heillos; noise, hour → unchristlich (inf)
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unholy
(anˈhəuli) adjective1. disrespectful or irreverent. shrieks of unholy laughter.
2. outrageous or unreasonable. an unholy din.
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