an unholy mess

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• unholy mess — Synonyms and related words: arsy varsiness, bind, clutch, clutter, complication, crunch, embarrassing position, embarrassment, farrago, fine how do you do, hash, hell to pay, helter skelter, higgledy piggledy, hobble, hodgepodge, hot water, how… …   Moby Thesaurus

• unholy — [[t]ʌ̱nho͟ʊli[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n (emphasis) You use unholy to emphasize how unreasonable or unpleasant you think something is. She protested that it wasn t traditional jazz at all, but an unholy row... The economy is still an unholy mess. Syn:… …   English dictionary

• unholy — un|ho|ly [ʌnˈhəuli US ˈhou ] adj [no comparative] 1.) an unholy alliance an agreement between two people or organizations who would not normally work together, usually for a bad purpose 2.) [only before noun] informal bad and extreme ▪ An unholy… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• unholy — UK [ʌnˈhəʊlɪ] / US [ʌnˈhoʊlɪ] adjective Word forms unholy : adjective unholy comparative unholier superlative unholiest 1) very bad How did we get ourselves into this unholy mess? 2) not holy • unholy alliance …   English dictionary

• mess — Synonyms and related words: C ration, Chinese puzzle, Gordian knot, K ration, Rube Goldberg contraption, all sorts, allotment, allowance, amount, arsy varsiness, assemblage, assortment, baboon, bad job, bag, batch, befoul, befuddlement, benasty,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• unholy — adjective Date: before 12th century 1. showing disregard for what is holy ; wicked 2. deserving of censure < an unholy alliance > 3. very unpleasant ; god awful < an unholy mess > • unholiness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• unholy — un|ho|ly [ ʌn houli ] adjective 1. ) very bad: How did we get ourselves into this unholy mess? 2. ) not holy unholy alliance an occasion when people who are usually enemies work together for a particular purpose, especially to achieve something… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• mess — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, complete, fine (esp. AmE), hopeless, real, royal (esp. AmE), total, utter ▪ I got myself into a complete mess …   Collocations dictionary

• unholy — adj. Unholy is used with these nouns: ↑alliance, ↑mess, ↑row …   Collocations dictionary

• un·ho·ly — /ˌʌnˈhoʊli/ adj 1 : not showing respect for a god or a religion : not holy an unholy attitude 2 used to describe people or groups that are working together for a bad purpose an unholy alliance between politicians and lobbyists 3 always used… …   Useful english dictionary

• clutter — Synonyms and related words: a mass of, a world of, abound with, army, arsy varsiness, ataxia, atmospheric attenuation, be alive with, bevy, blind spots, bristle with, bunch, burst with, chaos, cloud, confusion, covey, crawl with, creep with,… …   Moby Thesaurus