unrighteous

[ uhn-rahy-chuhs ]
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adjective
  1. not righteous; not upright or virtuous; wicked; sinful; evil: an unrighteous king.

  2. not in accordance with right or justice; unfair or unjust: an unrighteous law.

Origin of unrighteous

1
before 900; Middle English unrightwyse,Old English unrihtwīs.See un-1, righteous

Other words from unrighteous

  • un·right·eous·ly, adverb
  • un·right·eous·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for unrighteous

unrighteous

/ (ʌnˈraɪtʃəs) /


adjective
    • sinful; wicked

    • (as collective noun; preceded by the): the unrighteous

  1. not fair or right; unjust

Derived forms of unrighteous

  • unrighteously, adverb
  • unrighteousness, noun

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