ungodly

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʌnˈɡɒdli/ (General American) IPA(key): /ʌnˈɡɑdli/ Hyphenation: un‧god‧ly === Etymology 1 === From Middle English ungodli [and other forms], from un- (prefix meaning ‘not’), + godli (“belonging to God; resembling God, godlike”). Godli is derived from Old English godlīċ (“divine, godlike; godly”), from god (“god”) + -līċ (“suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘characteristic of, pertaining to’”). The English word may be analysed as un- +‎ godly, and is cognate with Middle Dutch ongodelijc (modern Dutch ongoddelijk), Middle High German ungötlich (modern German ungöttlich), Old Norse óguðligr (“ungodly”) (Danish ugudelig, Icelandic óguðlegur), Swedish ogudlig. ==== Adjective ==== ungodly (comparative more ungodly or ungodlier, superlative most ungodly or ungodliest) Of a person: lacking reverence for God; of an action: not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings. Synonyms: impious, irreligious, irreverent Antonyms: godly, observant, pious, reverent Immoral, sinful, or wicked. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:evil, Thesaurus:immoral Antonyms: see Thesaurus:virtuous (informal) Extreme; unreasonable. Synonyms: dreadful, indecent, outrageous ===== Derived terms ===== ungodlily ungodliness ungodly hour ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English ungodli (“cruelly, maliciously, wickedly; unfairly, unlawfully, wrongly; discourteously, rudely”) [and other forms], from un- (prefix meaning ‘not’), + godli (“excellently; pleasingly, splendidly; courteously, graciously; gladly, willingly; righteously; properly, rightly; at all, possibly; much”). Godli is probably derived from Old English gōdlīċe (“goodly”), from gōd (“good”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to join, unite; to suit”)) + -līċe (suffix forming adverbs); thus, equivalent to un- +‎ good +‎ -ly. The English word is cognate with Middle Dutch ongodelike, ongodlike (modern Dutch ongoddelijk), Middle High German ungöttlich, Swedish ogudelike, ogudlike (both obsolete), ogudligt. ==== Adverb ==== ungodly (comparative more ungodly, superlative most ungodly) (obsolete) In an impious, irreverent, or ungodly manner; ungodlily. [16th–17th c.] === References ===