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Definition of unholy adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    unholy

     adjective
    adjective
    NAmE//ʌnˈhoʊli//
     
     
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  1. 1dangerous; likely to be harmful an unholy alliance between the medical profession and the pharmaceutical industry
  2. 2not respecting the laws of a religion opposite holy
  3. 3[only before noun] (informal) used to emphasize how bad something is She wondered how she had gotten into this unholy mess. There was an unholy racket going on next door.
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