- unholy un·ho·ly adj
- [ʌn'həʊlɪ]
profano (-a)
at an unholy hour fam — ad un'ora indecente
an unholy alliance — una coalizione f paradossale
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unholy un·ho·ly adj
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unholy — adj. Unholy is used with these nouns: ↑alliance, ↑mess, ↑row … Collocations dictionary
unholy — [unhō′lē] adj. unholier, unholiest [ME < OE unhalig < un , not + halig,HOLY] 1. not sacred, hallowed, or consecrated 2. wicked; profane; impious 3. Informal outrageous; dreadful unholiness n … English World dictionary
unholy — adj. (unholier, unholiest) 1 impious, profane, wicked. 2 colloq. dreadful, outrageous (made an unholy row about it). 3 not holy. Derivatives: unholiness n. Etymology: OE unhalig (as UN (1), HOLY) … Useful english dictionary
unholy — adj. not holy, not sacred, profane; impious, ungodly; outrageous (Informal) … English contemporary dictionary
unholy — [[t]ʌ̱nho͟ʊli[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n (emphasis) You use unholy to emphasize how unreasonable or unpleasant you think something is. She protested that it wasn t traditional jazz at all, but an unholy row... The economy is still an unholy mess. Syn:… … English dictionary
unholy — un|ho|ly [ʌnˈhəuli US ˈhou ] adj [no comparative] 1.) an unholy alliance an agreement between two people or organizations who would not normally work together, usually for a bad purpose 2.) [only before noun] informal bad and extreme ▪ An unholy… … Dictionary of contemporary English
unholy — unholiness, n. /un hoh lee/, adj., unholier, unholiest. 1. not holy; not sacred or hallowed. 2. impious; sinful; wicked. 3. Informal. dreadful; ungodly: They got us out of bed at the unholy hour of three in the morning. [bef. 1000; ME; OE unhalig … Universalium
unholy — un•ho•ly [[t]ʌnˈhoʊ li[/t]] adj. li•er, li•est 1) not holy; not sacred or hallowed 2) impious; sinful; wicked 3) inf dreadful; outrageous; ungodly: neighbors making an unholy racket[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 1000 un•ho′li•ness, n … From formal English to slang
unholy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unhallowed, unconsecrated, unsanctified; wicked, profane; ungodly, impious, irreligious; informal, frightful, extreme, unseemly. See irreligion, badness. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. wicked,… … English dictionary for students
Irreligion — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Irreligion >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 irreligion irreligion indevotion Sgm: N 1 ungodliness ungodliness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 laxity laxity quietism GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 skepticism skepticism … English dictionary for students
fit — n Fit, attack, access, accession, paroxysm, spasm, convulsion are comparable when they denote a sudden seizure or spell resulting from an abnormal condition of body or mind. The last three are too specific in their technical medical senses to be… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
