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[uhn-god-lee] Origin

un·god·ly

[uhn-god-lee]
adjective, -li·er, -li·est.
1.
not accepting God or a particular religious doctrine; irreligious; atheistic: an ungodly era.
2.
sinful; wicked; impious; not conforming to religious tenets or canons: an ungodly life.
3.
outrageous; shocking; dreadful; insufferable: an ungodly roar; an ungodly hour to drop in.

Origin:
1520–30; un-1 + godly

un·god·li·ness, noun


2. profane, evil, corrupt, blasphemous.

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ungodly (ʌnˈɡɒdlɪ)
 
adj , -lier, -liest
1.  a.  wicked; sinful
 b.  (as collective noun; preceded by the): the ungodly
2.  informal unseemly; outrageous (esp in the phrase an ungodly hour)
 
un'godliness
 
n

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ungodly
1526, "irreligious, not god-fearing, not in accordance with the laws of God," from un- (1) "not" + pp. of godly (adj.). Cf. M.Du. ongodelijc, Ger. ungöttlich, M.Swed. ogudhlik. Colloquial sense of "outrageous, dreadful" is recorded from 1887.
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ungodly definition


  1. mod.
    horrendous; inconceivable. : What do you want at this ungodly hour?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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