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un·ho·ly Listen to audio/ˌʌnˈhoʊli/ adjective
1 : not showing respect for a god or a religion : not holy
an unholy attitude
2used to describe people or groups that are working together for a bad purpose an unholy alliance between politicians and lobbyists
3 always used before a noun, informal : shockingly or surprisingly bad, large, etc.
Our finances were an unholy mess. They have spent an unholy amount of money on the project.

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