Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   Un·ho·ly

   /ˌənˈhōlē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. sinful; wicked: "a father killing his son is an act against nature—unholy and loathsome" Similar ungodlygodlessirreligiousimpiousblasphemoussacrilegiousprofaneheathenpaganatheisticnontheisticirreverentwickedeviliniquitousimmoralcorruptdepravedsinfuldevilishfiendishdemonicdiabolicalsatanicinfernalOpposite righteousholy
   • ▪ denoting an alliance with potentially harmful implications between two or more parties that are not natural allies: "an unholy alliance between economic and political power" Similar unnaturaldiscordantincompatibleunusualimprobablehellishmade in hell
   • ▪ awful; dreadful (used for emphasis): "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

   • U

     1

   • N

     1

   • H

     4

   • O

     1

   • L

     1

   • Y

     4

   Powered by Oxford Languages

   More Definitions, Word Origin & ScrabbleShow less