ungodly
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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
(ʌnˈɡɒdlɪ)adj, -lier or -liest
1. (Theology)
a. wicked; sinful
b. (as collective noun; preceded by the): the ungodly.
2. informal unseemly; outrageous (esp in the phrase an ungodly hour)
unˈgodliness n
unˈgodlily adv
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un•god•ly
(ʌnˈgɒd li)adj. -li•er, -li•est.
1. not accepting God or a particular religious doctrine; irreligious; atheistic.
2. sinful; wicked; impious: an ungodly life.
3. outrageous; shocking; dreadful: an ungodly hour to drop in.
[1520–30]
un•god′li•ness, n.
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ungodly
adjective
1. wicked, corrupt, sinful, vile, immoral, depraved, profane, blasphemous, godless, irreligious, impious My folks had nothing to do with ungodly people.
2. (Informal) unreasonable, outrageous, unearthly, dreadful, horrendous, intolerable, unseemly, unholy (informal) at the ungodly hour of 4.00am
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ungodly
n the ungodly pl → die Gottlosen pl
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ungodly
[ʌnˈgɒdlɪ] adj (person, language, action) → empio/a (fam) at an ungodly hour → a un'ora allucinanteCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995