adjective
- not sacred or religious; lacking reverence for God or religious principles
- morally wrong or evil; wicked
- extremely unreasonable or outrageous
Usage: informal
Examples
- The priest condemned their unholy practices.
- She felt it was unholy to work on the Sabbath.
- His unholy alliance with criminals shocked everyone.
- The dictator’s unholy acts against his people were widely condemned.
- They made an unholy mess of the kitchen.
- The noise from next door was unholy at three in the morning.
- It’s unholy how expensive gas has become.