sinful

[ sin-fuhl ]

/ ˈsɪn fəl /

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adjective

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

Words nearby sinful

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

Origin of sinful

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

SYNONYMS FOR sinful

iniquitous, depraved, evil, immoral, corrupt.

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OTHER WORDS FROM sinful

sin·ful·ly, adverbsin·ful·ness, nounun·sin·ful, adjectiveun·sin·ful·ly, adverb

un·sin·ful·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for sinful

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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
“They say that drinking is haram,” or sinful under Islamic law.
With New Turkish Liquor Ban, Raki Goes Underground|Thomas Seibert|June 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

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|DAILY BEAST
He has caused His voice to be heard in this dark and sinful world.
The Assembly of God|C. (Charles) H. (Henry) Mackintosh
Any unnecessary work or any recreation which hinders us from hearing and profiting by God's Word is sinful.
An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism|Joseph Stump
The leap of something within her and the stir of her being toward him must be sinful.
The Game|Jack London
Sorrow itself is not such an enemy to spiritual delights, as sensual, sinful pleasures are.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)|Richard Baxter
And are the sinful, the erring, received into peace and rest?
Dawn|Mrs. Harriet A. Adams

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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