unrighteous
Americanadjective
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not righteous; not upright or virtuous; wicked; sinful; evil.
an unrighteous king.
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not in accordance with right or justice; unfair or unjust.
an unrighteous law.
adjective
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sinful; wicked
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( as collective noun; preceded by the )
the unrighteous
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not fair or right; unjust
Other Word Forms
- unrighteously adverb
- unrighteousness noun
Etymology
Origin of unrighteous
before 900; Middle English unrightwyse, Old English unrihtwīs. See un- 1, righteous
Example Sentences
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After the incident, Mr Melikov said that "all Dagestanis empathise with the suffering of victims by the actions of unrighteous people" but described the events at the airport as "outrageous".
From BBC
To curators and historians, the evolving meaning of our objects is far more fascinating than whom they label as unrighteous.
From New York Times
Many people, after all, think that the righteous should prosper and the unrighteous not.
From New York Times
“But we need to pay more attention to these unrighteous things.”
From Los Angeles Times
It was right that a child should remonstrate with a parent who would otherwise sink “into the gulf of unrighteous deeds,” he insisted.
From New York Times
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