sinful

[ sin-fuhl ]
/ ˈsɪn fəl /
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adjective

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

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Origin of sinful

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

OTHER WORDS FROM sinful

Words nearby sinful

sinew, sinewy, sinfjotli, sinfonia, sinfonietta, sinful, sing, sing a different tune, sing along, sing for one's supper, sing out
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Words related to sinful

shameful, disgraceful, reprehensible, amiss, bad, base, blamable, blameworthy, censurable, corrupt, culpable, damnable, depraved, erring, evil, guilty, iniquitous, irreligious, low, reprobate

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British Dictionary definitions for sinful

sinful
/ (ˈsɪnfʊl) /

adjective

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

Derived forms of sinful

sinfully, adverbsinfulness, noun
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