unholy

Universal Words adjective 1 dangerous; likely to be harmful: an unholy alliance between the medical profession and the pharmaceutical industry 2 not respecting the laws of a religion: (figurative) He took an unholy delight in her discomfort. OPPHOLY 3 [onlybeforenoun] (informal) used to emphasize how bad sth is: She wondered how she had got into this unholy mess. * There was an unholy row going on next door.