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unholy [ʌnˈhəʊlɪ] adj -lier, -liest
1. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) not holy or sacred 2. immoral or depraved 3. Informal outrageous or unnatural an unholy alliance unholiness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
unholy adjective 1. (Informal) shocking, awful, appalling, dreadful, outrageous, horrendous, unearthly, ungodly (informal) The economy is still in an unholy mess. Translations unholy [ˌʌnˈhəʊli] adj (= horrendous) [row, mess] → du diable (= unnatural) [alliance, coalition] → contre nature (= wicked) [delight, relish] → impie unholy unholy [ʌnˈhəʊlɪ] adj → profano/a at an unholy hour (fam) → ad un'ora indecente an unholy alliance → una coalizione f paradossale unholy [ʌnˈhəʊlɪ] adj → profano/a at an unholy hour (fam) → ad un'ora indecente an unholy alliance → una coalizione f paradossale adj unholy [anˈhəuli] 1 disrespectful or irreverent shrieks of unholy laughter. onheilig غَيْر لائِق، لا إحْتِرامَ فيه сатанински neuctivý ugudelig ruchlos ανόσιος, ασεβής irreverente, profano; impío riivatu نامقدس jumalaton irrespectueux רָשָע दुष्ट bezbožan, zao szentségtörő sem sÿnir virðingarleysi irrispettoso 不信心な 불손한 piktas, negeras velnišķīgs; nešķīsts tdk suci schandelijk ugudelig bezbożny irreverente nepoliticos непочтительный neúctivý; zlý nespoštljiv sraman ogudaktig, ohelig ใจบาป saygısız 不虔敬的, 不敬的 нечестивий, бісівський گستاخانہ، ناپاک bất kính 不虔敬的, 邪恶的 2 outrageous or unreasonable an unholy din. vreeslike غَيْر مَعْقول، مُثير للغَضَب нечестив příšerný skrækkelig schrecklich εξωφρενικός, παράλογος ultrajante, ofensivo; indebido pöörane بدجنسانه؛ بد kauhea indu בִּלתִי סָבִיר भयानक strašan pokoli ferlegur, óheyrilegur terribile ひどい 사악한 baisus, siaubingas šausmīgs; drausmīgs melampau vreselijk skrekkelig, infernalsk piekielny dos diabos teribil ужасный príšerný grozljiv nerazuman avskyvärd, förfärlig ไม่มีเหตุผล akıl almaz 無理的,不合理的 образливий; жахливий نامعقول quá đáng 不合理的 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The unholy fascination of dread dwells in the thought of the last moments of a ship reported as "missing" in the columns of the SHIPPING GAZETTE. In these last-mentioned haunts you see only sailors; but in New Bedford, actual cannibals stand chatting at street corners; savages outright; many of whom yet carry on their bones unholy flesh. With its jagged outline it is like a Monseratt of the Pacific, and you may imagine that there Polynesian knights guard with strange rites mysteries unholy for men to know. |
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