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say it: uhn-GAWD-lee
ungodly is an adjective meaning "characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin". It is pronounced /ənˈɡɔdli/ — uhn-GAWD-lee. It carries one recorded sense.
characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin
“iniquitous deeds”
“he said it was sinful to wear lipstick”
“ungodly acts”
Forms marked are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for ungodly come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.