OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 5532

unholy

/ʌnˈhəʊli/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
impío
Not holy; (by extension) evil, impure, or otherwise perverted.
Presently, however, this pleasing piece was interrupted. Suddenly there was a slight commotion, and a large powerful woman, whom I had noted as one of the most vigorous of the danc…
The priest's unholy behaviour brought the church into disrepute.
horroroso
Dreadful, terrible, excessive, or otherwise atrocious.
I've been spending an unholy amount of time trying to write a novel!
What an unholy mess your room is in!