Ungodly — Un*god ly, a. 1. Not godly; not having regard for God; disobedient to God; wicked; impious; sinful. [1913 Webster] 2. Polluted by sin or wickedness. [1913 Webster] The hours of this ungodly day. Shak. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] {Un*god li*ly} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ungodly — [adj1] not accepting a religious doctrine; impious atheistic, blasphemous, corrupt, depraved, godless, improper, indecent, indecorous, indelicate, irreligious, malevolent, profane, rough, sinful, undecorous, unhallowed, unholy, unseemly, vile,… … New thesaurus
ungodly — ► ADJECTIVE 1) irreligious or immoral. 2) informal unreasonably early or inconvenient: calls at ungodly hours. DERIVATIVES ungodliness noun … English terms dictionary
ungodly — [ungäd′lē] adj. 1. not godly or religious; impious 2. sinful; wicked 3. Informal outrageous; dreadful adv. 1. Archaic in an impious, sinful, or wicked manner 2. Informal outrageously; dreadfully [ungodly noisy] ungodliness n … English World dictionary
ungodly — index mundane, profane Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ungodly — (adj.) 1520s, irreligious, not god fearing, not in accordance with the laws of God, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of GODLY (Cf. godly) (adj.). Cf. M.Du. ongodelijc, Ger. ungöttlich, M.Swed. ogudhlik. Colloquial sense of outrageous, dreadful is… … Etymology dictionary
ungodly — *irreligious, godless, unreligious, nonreligious Analogous words: wicked, evil, ill, *bad: reprobate, *abandoned, prof ligate: *impious, blasphemous, profane … New Dictionary of Synonyms
ungodly — [[t]ʌ̱ngɒ̱dli[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe someone or something as ungodly, you mean that they are morally bad or are opposed to religion. Such a view implies that our bodies and sexual nature are inherently ungodly. Syn: unholy 2) ADJ: ADJ … English dictionary
ungodly — ungodliness, n. /un god lee/, adj., ungodlier, ungodliest. 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 … Universalium
ungodly — un|god|ly [ʌnˈgɔdli US ˈga:d ] adj 1.) [only before noun] unreasonable and annoying at an ungodly hour (=very early in the morning or very late at night) ▪ Why did you wake me up at such an ungodly hour? 2.) literary showing a lack of respect for … Dictionary of contemporary English
ungodly — un|god|ly [ ʌn gadli ] adjective 1. ) very bad or unreasonable: an ungodly mess a ) an ungodly hour a time of day when it is very early or late, and not reasonable to speak to or see someone 2. ) OLD FASHIONED not believing in or respecting God ╾ … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
