ungodly
adjective
un·god·ly
ˌən-ˈgäd-lē 
also -ˈgȯd-
1
a
: denying or disobeying God : impious, irreligious
… the listener fancied that he could distinguish the accents of towns-people of his own, men and women, both pious and ungodly …—
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne2
a
: outrageous
gets up at an ungodly hour
… this sandwich has an impressive nuanced batter that for some ungodly reason is lost on the rest of the fast food community.—The Catalyst: Colorado College
The Catalyst: Colorado College
b
: far exceeding the ordinary, usual, or expected
an ungodly feat
ungodly speeds
In the blackened interior of the smokehouse hang enormous hams, some an ungodly fifty-five pounds. "People want a large ham," Guier comments modestly.—Matt Kramer
Matt Kramer
c
: severely objectionable to the senses
an ungodly smell
The bark of a fox, ungodly screech of a coon, … and the howls and yips of coyote all travel far on the still, damp night air.—M. L. Wells
M. L. Wells
ungodly
adverb
The most dramatic, commonly noted phenomenon of deserts is that they are ungodly hot and dry.
—Bil Gilbert
Bil Gilbert
In each case, an ungodly rich person made a crazy-rich person even richer.
—Rick Reilly
Rick Reilly
Examples of ungodly in a Sentence
What an ungodly racket they're making!
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
Williams displayed graphics that showed off confiscated unmarked AR-15s, ammunition, and an ungodly amount of baby oil and lubricant.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Like a lot of us, Carlo Acutis spent an ungodly amount of his life staring at screens.
—Kyle MacNeill, WIRED, 30 Sep. 2024
Instead, the two men eat an ungodly amount of frozen vegetarian food — sometimes with silverware, other times with Paul’s Nugget Slide, which uses gravity to deliver veggie nuggets directly into Stevie’s mouth.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Ungodly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ungodly. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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ungodly
adjective
un·god·ly
ˌən-ˈgäd-lē
also -ˈgȯd-
1
a
: denying God : impious, irreligious
2
: outrageous
gets up at an ungodly hour
ungodliness
noun
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