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   unholy

   /ʌnˈhəʊli/

   adjective

   • 1. sinful; wicked: "a father killing his son is an act against nature—unholy and loathsome" Similar ungodlygodlessirreligiousimpiousblasphemoussacrilegiousprofaneheathenpaganatheisticnon-theisticirreverentwickedeviliniquitousimmoralcorruptdepravedsinfuldevilishfiendishdemonicdiabolicalsatanicinfernalOpposite righteousholy
   • ▪ unnatural and potentially harmful: "an unholy alliance between the medical profession and the pharmaceutical industry" Similar unnaturaldiscordantincompatibleunusualimprobablehellishmade in hell
   • ▪ used to emphasize how bad something is; dreadful: "she was making an unholy racket" Similar shockingdreadfuloutrageousappallingterriblehorrifyinghorrendoushorrificfrightfulinformal:ungodlyOpposite mild

   Word Origin Old Englishunhālig (see un-1, holy).

   Derivatives

   • 1. unholiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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