different between hellish vs ungodly

English

Etymology

hell +? -ish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?h?l??/

Adjective

hellish (comparative more hellish, superlative most hellish)

1. Causing pain, discomfort or distress.

   I woke up from a hellish noise coming from the house next door.

Synonyms

• awful
• horrible
• terrible
• nightmarish
• infernal

Antonyms

• heavenly

Related terms

• see hell

Translations

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n???dli/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n???dli/
• 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 godl?? (“divine, godlike; godly”), from god (“god”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *??ew- (“to libate, pour”), in the sense of a liquid offering poured out for a deity) + -l?? (“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)

1. 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
2. Immoral, sinful, or wicked.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:evil, Thesaurus:immoral

   Antonyms: see Thesaurus:virtuous
3. (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 g?dl??e (“goodly”), from g?d (“good”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *g?ed?- (“to join, unite; to suit”)) + -l??e (suffix forming adverbs). 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)

1. (obsolete) In an impious, irreverent, or ungodly manner; ungodlily. [16th–17th c.]

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