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un⋅god⋅ly

  [uhn-god-lee]
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–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

Related forms:
un⋅god⋅li⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. profane, evil, corrupt, blasphemous.
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un·god·ly   (ŭn-gŏd'lē)   
adj.   un·god·li·er, un·god·li·est
  1. Not revering God; impious.
  2. Sinful; wicked.
  3. Outrageous: had to leave for work at an ungodly hour.
un·god'li·ness n.
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Ungodly

Un*god"ly\, a. 1. Not godly; not having regard for God; disobedient to God; wicked; impious; sinful.

2. Polluted by sin or wickedness.

The hours of this ungodly day. --Shak. -- Un*god"li*ly, adv. -- Un*god"li*ness, 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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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