iniquitous

[ih-nik-wi-tuhs]

adjective

1. characterized by injustice or wickedness; wicked; sinful.

   Synonyms: wrong, unjust, base, evil, perverse, nefarious, flagitious
   Antonyms: righteous

Other Word Forms

• iniquitously adverb
• iniquitousness noun
• uniniquitous adjective
• uniniquitously adverb
• uniniquitousness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of iniquitous¹

First recorded in 1720–30; iniquit(y) + -ous