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unholily

unholily

9.7
In a rude way about religious things
  • adverb
  • /ʌnˈhoʊlɪli/
translation icon : de manera impía
  • The ceremony was disrupted by someone behaving unholily in the front row.

Examples

  • He spoke unholily about the sacred traditions.

  • She laughed unholily during the solemn prayer, drawing disapproving looks.

  • He spoke unholily of sacred things, shocking the congregation.

  • They unholily mocked the religious ceremony.

  • He spoke unholily about the sacred texts, showing a lack of respect.

  • The villain laughed unholily as he plotted his revenge against the innocent.

  • She acted unholily during the ceremony, disturbing the solemn atmosphere.

Synonyms

profanely
vsunholily
  • NSFW
1 8.6

Shows disrespect to religious things, often using swear words

describes any lack of religious respect not only through offensive words
impiously
vsunholily
  • Formal
1 9.9

In a way that shows no respect for God or holy things

covers general lack of sacredness or religious respect not only toward God
blasphemously
vsunholily
1 9.8

In a way that shows disrespect for things people consider holy

is used more generally for behavior that lacks religious respect
sacrilegiously
vsunholily
9.9

In a way that shows strong disrespect for something holy

applies more widely to conduct lacking religious respect beyond sacred objects
unrighteously
vsunholily
  • Formal
8.5

In a way that is wrong or unfair

relates to lack of religious respect rather than general moral wrongdoing

How Holy

impiously
  • Formal
1 9.9
unholily
9.7
irreverently
1 7.8

Surface Forms

unholily positive

Morphology

unholily = unholy (transparent) = un + holy + ly

Formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'unholy', yielding the manner adverb 'in an unholy way'.

Etymology

Unholily comes from three parts: un- 'not', holy 'sacred' (a word that long ago also meant 'whole'), and -ly 'in a ... way'. So unholily means 'in a not sacred or disrespectful way', which is why it describes impious or irreverent behavior.