English Explanatory Dictionary

ungodly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a person: lacking reverence for God; of an action: not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings.
  2. Immoral, sinful, or wicked.
  3. Extreme; unreasonable.
adv
  1. In an impious, irreverent, or ungodly manner; ungodlily.

Pronunciation

/ʌnˈɡɒdli/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-ungodly.wav /ʌnˈɡɑdli/ En-us-ungodly.mp3

Word forms

ungodly more ungodly ungodlier most ungodly ungodliest

Etymology

From Middle English ungodli [and other forms], from un- (prefix meaning ‘not’), + godli (“belonging to God; resembling God, godlike”). Godli is derived from Old English godlīċ (“divine, godlike; godly”), from god (“god”) + -līċ (“suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘characteristic of, pertaining to’”). The English word may be analysed as un- + godly, and is cognate with Middle Dutch ongodelijc (modern Dutch ongoddelijk), Middle High German ungötlich (modern German ungöttlich), Old Norse óguðligr (“ungodly”) (Danish ugudelig, Icelandic óguðlegur), Swedish ogudlig.

Synonyms

impious irreligious irreverent abandoned arrant bad bad apple bad seed baleful scurrilous baneful base black-hearted dark deleterious demonic depraved despicable detrimental devilish diabolical evil evil-minded facinorous flagitious harmful heinous ill-intentioned ill-natured immoral incorrigible iniquitous iniquous injurious knavish malefic maleficent malevolent malicious malign malignant naughty nefarious niddering nidering niding nithing no-good peccaminous pernicious reprehensible reprobate satanic scathful sinful sinister sordid sullen ungodly unholy

Antonyms

godly observant pious reverent chaste continent correct delicate decent decorous desertful deserving dutiful duteous good honest innocent meritorious modest moral noble right right-minded righteous straight uprighteous virtual virtuous well-intentioned whole-souled worthy

Derived words

ungodlily ungodliness ungodly hour
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