sinful
[ sin-fuhl ]
/ ˈsɪn fəl /
adjective
characterized by, guilty of, or full of sin; wicked: a sinful life.
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sinful
/ (ˈsɪnfʊl) /
adjective
having committed or tending to commit sina sinful person
characterized by or being a sina sinful act
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