UNHOLY


Meaning of UNHOLY in English

un ‧ ho ‧ ly /ʌnˈhəʊli $ -ˈhoʊ-/ BrE AmE adjective [no comparative]

1 . an unholy alliance an agreement between two people or organizations who would not normally work together, usually for a bad purpose

2 . [only before noun] informal bad and extreme:

An unholy row broke out between two of the men drinking in the bar.

an unholy mess

3 . not holy, or not respecting what is holy

4 . unholy amusement/delight/pleasure pleasure etc that you get from someone else’s suffering:

He was taking an unholy delight in humiliating Sarah.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.