"ungodly hour" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ungodly hours [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ungodly hour (plural ungodly hours)
  1. A very early or late time of day. Related terms: wee hours, small hours, until all hours Translations (Translations): tämä aika yöstä (Finnish), tolkuton aika (Finnish), heure indécente [feminine] (French), heure indue [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-ungodly_hour-en-noun-2MS6fpCG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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