unholy
adjective
un·ho·ly
ˌən-ˈhō-lē 
1
: showing disregard for what is holy : wicked
2
: deserving of censure
an unholy alliance
3
: very unpleasant : god-awful
an unholy mess
unholiness
noun
Examples of unholy in a Sentence
Our finances were an unholy mess.
They have spent an unholy amount of money on the project.
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Seal was playing from the same dressing room ceiling that bore down unholy lighting.
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Worse is the tech moguls’ unholy financial influence.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
That wasn’t easy, especially not here, with the unholy trifecta of fluorescent lighting, too-small clothes, and a sales associate who handed me a size 14 swimsuit that fit like an 8.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
An unholy chatter fills the soundtrack and what appears to be dozens upon dozens of shiny black bugs squirming and gnashing as each other.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Worse is the tech moguls’ unholy financial influence.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
That wasn’t easy, especially not here, with the unholy trifecta of fluorescent lighting, too-small clothes, and a sales associate who handed me a size 14 swimsuit that fit like an 8.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
An unholy chatter fills the soundtrack and what appears to be dozens upon dozens of shiny black bugs squirming and gnashing as each other.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Unholy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unholy. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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