not holy or sacred immoral or depraved outrageous or unnatural: an unholy alliance
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un•ho•ly /ʌnˈhoʊli/USA pronunciation
adj., -li•er, -li•est.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- sinful;
wicked. - Informal Termsdreadful;
outrageous;
awful;
ungodly:neighbors making an unholy racket.
un•ho•ly
(un hō′lē),USA pronunciation adj., -li•er, -li•est.
un•ho′li•ness, n.
- not holy;
not sacred or hallowed. - impious;
sinful;
wicked. - Informal Termsdreadful;
ungodly:They got us out of bed at the unholy hour of three in the morning.
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English unhālig (cognate with Dutch onheilig, Old Norse ūheilagr). See un-1, holy
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