sinful

[sin-fuh l]

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adjective

characterized by, guilty of, or full of sin; wicked: a sinful life.

Origin of sinful

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

Related formssin·ful·ly, adverbsin·ful·ness, nounun·sin·ful, adjectiveun·sin·ful·ly, adverbun·sin·ful·ness, noun

Synonyms

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iniquitous, depraved, evil, immoral, corrupt.

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Examples from the Web for sinful

Contemporary Examples

Alcohol and sugar, even in moderate amounts, are not only sinful but poisonous.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze
Lizzie Crocker
January 9, 2015
And now, as a part of the Fourth Judicial Circuit, North Carolina is about to have the sinful practice foisted on it.
Who Are the Judicial Activists Now?
Michael Tomasky
October 7, 2014
It is a festival of joy for being created this way after centuries of being told that we are sinful, loathsome, and disgusting.
June, The Month When Pride Isn’t a Sin
Gene Robinson
June 22, 2014
“They say that drinking is haram,” or sinful under Islamic law.
With New Turkish Liquor Ban, Raki Goes Underground
Thomas Seibert
June 13, 2014
The group takes its name from a phrase meaning “Western education is sinful.”
Up to Speed: What’s Happening to Nigeria’s Kidnapped Girls?
Nina Strochlic
May 7, 2014

Historical Examples

She had to sacrifice her sinful and shameful affections; no more.
Little Dorrit
Charles Dickens
Do you not begin to feel prayer is really the help for this sinful world?
The Ministry of Intercession
Andrew Murray
I am not a devil, but only a sinful woman who has lost her way, not figuratively but literally!'
Father Sergius
Leo Tolstoy
Why does the whole world, with all its delights, exist if it is sinful and must be renounced?
Father Sergius
Leo Tolstoy
He fled in fear the fatal scourge, seeking shelter, a sinful man, and entered in.
Beowulf
Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for sinful

sinful

adjective

having committed or tending to commit sina sinful person
characterized by or being a sina sinful act

Derived Formssinfully, adverbsinfulness, noun

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Word Origin and History for sinful

adj.

Old English synnfull "full of sin, wicked, unholy, contrary to the laws of God;" see sin (n.) + -ful. Weakened sense of "contrary to propriety or decency" is from 1863. Related: Sinfully; sinfulness.

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Synonyms

Examples from the Web for sinful

Contemporary Examples

Alcohol and sugar, even in moderate amounts, are not only sinful but poisonous.

And now, as a part of the Fourth Judicial Circuit, North Carolina is about to have the sinful practice foisted on it.

It is a festival of joy for being created this way after centuries of being told that we are sinful, loathsome, and disgusting.

“They say that drinking is haram,” or sinful under Islamic law.

The group takes its name from a phrase meaning “Western education is sinful.”

Historical Examples

She had to sacrifice her sinful and shameful affections; no more.

Do you not begin to feel prayer is really the help for this sinful world?

I am not a devil, but only a sinful woman who has lost her way, not figuratively but literally!'

Why does the whole world, with all its delights, exist if it is sinful and must be renounced?

He fled in fear the fatal scourge, seeking shelter, a sinful man, and entered in.

sinful

Word Origin and History for sinful

adj.

Origin of sinful