Adjective: unholy (unholier,unholiest) ,ún'how-lee
- Not hallowed or consecrated
"They feared entering the unholy ground of the ancient burial site";
- unhallowed
- Having committed unrighteous acts
"The unholy deeds of the corrupt official";
- sinful, wicked
- Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
"unholy grimaces";
- demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, satanical [rare]
Derived forms: unholiest, unholier
See also: evil, holiness, profane, sanctitude, sanctity, unconsecrated, unrighteous, unsanctified
Encyclopedia: Unholy