sinful

[ sin-fuhl ]
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adjective
  1. characterized by, guilty of, or full of sin; wicked: a sinful life.

Origin of sinful

1
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English synfull. See sin1, -ful

Other words for sinful

Other words from sinful

  • sin·ful·ly, adverb
  • sin·ful·ness, noun
  • un·sin·ful, adjective
  • un·sin·ful·ly, adverb
  • un·sin·ful·ness, noun

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How to use sinful in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for sinful

sinful

/ (ˈsɪnfʊl) /


adjective
  1. having committed or tending to commit sin: a sinful person

  2. characterized by or being a sin: a sinful act

Derived forms of sinful

  • sinfully, adverb
  • sinfulness, noun

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