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单词 unholy
释义 un·holy
I. \“+\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English unhālig, from un- (I) + hālig holy — more at holy
1. : irreligious or showing disregard for what is holy : profane, wicked
 < souls unholy and unclean — John Wesley >
 < may excommunicate the heretical as well as the unholy — A.C.McGiffert >
2.
 a. : violating accepted civil or social standards : corrupt, immoral
  < an unholy reputation for branding everything they could, regardless of ownership — American Guide Series: Arizona >
 b. : deserving of censure : damning, reprehensible
  < add condescension to bad manners in a singularly unholy combination — Geographical Journal >
  < an unholy alliance between public utility companies >
3.
 a. : of a sinister character : fiendish, malicious
  < delirium of grandeur is more dangerous still if the man is ready to live and to die … for his unholy dream — A.L.Guérard >
  < takes unholy joy … in telling off brutally his family of three — Parker Tyler >
 b. : shockingly big or barbarous : god-awful, raucous
  < rarely … has society been in such an unholy mess — Nation >
  < an unholy clatter as of ash and refuse cans being dragged across sidewalks — Charles Breasted >
  < next morning, at an unholy hour, I heard … an air-raid siren — Sydney (Australia) Bulletin >
II. noun
: an impious or disreputable person
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