unholy

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. Not holy; (by extension) evil, impure, or otherwise perverted.
  2. Dreadful, terrible, excessive, or otherwise atrocious.

Frekwensie

C2
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ʌnˈhəʊli/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle English unholi, unhaliȝ, from Old English unhāliġ, from Proto-Germanic *unhailagaz, equivalent to un- + holy. Cognate with Scots unhaly, Dutch onheilig, German Low German unhillig, German unheilig, Danish uhellig, Swedish ohelig.

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