unrighteous

[ uhn-rahy-chuhs ]

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adjective

not righteous; not upright or virtuous; wicked; sinful; evil: an unrighteous king.
not in accordance with right or justice; unfair or unjust: an unrighteous law.

Origin of unrighteous

before 900; Middle English unrightwyse,Old English unrihtwīs.See un-¹, righteous

Other words from unrighteous

un·right·eous·ly, adverb
un·right·eous·ness, noun

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How to use unrighteous in a sentence

But why deem any argument necessary to show the unrighteousness of colonization?
The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States | Martin R. Delany
If we forsake our sins he is faithful and just to forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Prisons and Prayer: Or a Labor of Love | Elizabeth Ryder Wheaton
Such forceful restraint cannot be regarded as righteousness, rather as an indication of unrighteousness.
Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians | Martin Luther
Thou was perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created till unrighteousness was found in thee.
The Prophet Ezekiel | Arno C. Gaebelein
Shall I then at once surrender myself to the merciless tyrants, and thereby free the world from an instrument of unrighteousness?
The Mysteries of All Nations | James Grant

British Dictionary definitions for unrighteous

unrighteous

/ (ʌnˈraɪtʃəs) /

adjective

- sinful; wicked
- (as collective noun; preceded by the): the unrighteous
not fair or right; unjust

Derived forms of unrighteous

unrighteously, adverb
unrighteousness, noun

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