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ungodly hour

ungodly hour noun: a very early or late time of day.

Noun

ungodly hour (plural ungodly hours)

  1. A very early or late time of day.
    • at an ungodly hour
    • When Ramcharan came to open the door, he thought within himself, "Who is it that knocks at this ungodly hour? Is it the pious hermit? Most likely so. But we have had quite an adventure to-night, and I am not going to open the door at this unearthly hour, till I see who knocks at it."1875, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, chapter 7, in Manmatha Nath Ray Chowdhury, transl., Chandra Shekhar, published 1904

Synonyms of ungodly hour

Forms of ungodly hour

pluralungodly hours

Questions about ungodly hour

What does ungodly hour mean?
Ungodly hour means a very early or late time of day.
What part of speech is ungodly hour?
Ungodly hour is a noun.
What is the plural of ungodly hour?
The plural of ungodly hour is ungodly hours.

Words near ungodly hour in the dictionary

  1. ungodlikeness
  2. ungodlily
  3. ungodliness
  4. ungodlinesses
  5. ungodly
  6. ungodly hour
  7. ungodly hours
  8. ungods
  9. ungoggled
  10. ungold
  11. ungolden

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