unholy

English

Etymology

From Middle English unholi, unhaliȝ, from Old English unhāliġ, from Proto-Germanic *unhailagaz, equivalent to un- +‎ holy. Cognate with Scots unhaly, Dutch onheilig, German Low German unhillig, German unheilig, Danish uhellig, Swedish ohelig.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -əʊli

Adjective

unholy (comparative unholier or more unholy, superlative unholiest or most unholy)

Not holy; (by extension) evil, impure, or otherwise perverted.
The priest's unholy behaviour brought the church into disrepute.
Dreadful, terrible, or otherwise atrocious.
What an unholy mess your room is in!

Antonyms

holy

Translations

evil

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: euvel (nl), kwaad (nl), kwaadaardig (nl), boos (nl), boosaardig (nl), slecht (nl), onheilig (nl)
Finnish: epäpyhä, jumalaton (fi)
French: impie (fr), maléfique (fr)
Greek:
Ancient: ἀνόσιος (anósios)

Romanian: rău (ro) m or n, nesfânt m or n, afurisit (ro) m or n, rea f, afurisită (ro) f
Russian: нечестивый (ru) (nečestivyj), порочный (ru) (poročnyj)
Spanish: impío (es) m
Telugu: అపవిత్రమైన (apavitramaina), అపవిత్ర (apavitra)
Turkish: kötü (tr), fena (tr), kem (tr), şeytanî
Volapük: nesaludik (vo)

dreadful

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: jumalaton (fi), kaamea (fi)

French: sacré (fr), (colloquial) foutu (fr), atroce (fr)
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: horroroso (es) m

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