unholy
Not holy; evil, impure, or otherwise pervertedNot holy; (by extension) evil, impure, or otherwise perverted.
» Sami embodied that unholy mix of holy water and drugs.
Meaning
2 sensesNot holy; (by extension) evil, impure, or otherwise perverted.
The priest's unholy behaviour brought the church into disrepute.
unheilig
нечестивыйnečestivyj, порочныйporočnyj
Dreadful, terrible, excessive, or otherwise atrocious.
What an unholy mess your room is in!
I've been spending an unholy amount of time trying to write a novel!
- not hallowed or consecrated
- having committed unrighteous acts
- extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
Examples
6 sentencesSami embodied that unholy mix of holy water and drugs.
After eating at the pizzeria, Tom got a case of unholy diarrhea.
I guess vanity and stupidity are making an unholy alliance inside you.
deBei dir gehen wohl Eitelkeit und Dummheit eine unselige Allianz ein.
For you guys' repeated acts of pretending to be possess inability to be made unholy.
Through their unholy alliance, the ambitious campaign manager and the morally compromised politician make their way to the top.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English unholi, unhaliȝ, from Old English unhāliġ, from Proto-Germanic *unhailFrom Middle English unholi, unhaliȝ, from Old English unhāliġ, from Proto-Germanic *unhailagaz, equivalent to un- + holy. Cognate with Scots unhaly, Dutch onheilig, German Low German unhillig, German unheilig, Danish uhellig, Swedish ohelig.
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Forms
unholier/more unholy, unholiest/most unholy| Comparative | unholier / more unholy Lesson |
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| Superlative | unholiest / most unholy Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
16 synonyms- not hallowed or consecrated:unhallowed
- having committed unrighteous acts:sinfulwicked
- extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell:demonicdiabolicdiabolicalfiendishhellishinfernalsatanic
Antonyms
10 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form