ungodly

English

/ʌnˈɡɒdli/, /ʌnˈɡɑdli/

adj
Definitions
  • Of a person: lacking reverence for God; of an action: not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings.
  • Immoral, sinful, or wicked.
  • (informal) Extreme; unreasonable.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ungodli (cruelly, unlawfully, wickedly, wrongly, unfairly, maliciously, rudely, discourteously) inherited from Old English godlīċ (godly, divine, godlike) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- (pour, libate) prefix from English godly root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- (pour, libate).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰew-

Gloss

pour, libate

Concept
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