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unholy

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unholy in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
    "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces"
    demonic  diabolic  diabolical  fiendish  hellish  infernal  satanic  unholy 
  2. having committed unrighteous acts
    "a sinful person"
    sinful  unholy  wicked 
  3. not hallowed or consecrated
    unholy  unhallowed 
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