iniquitous

English

Etymology

From iniquity +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ɪˈnɪkwitəs/

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• Hyphenation: in‧i‧quit‧ous

Adjective

iniquitous (comparative more iniquitous, superlative most iniquitous)

1. Wicked or sinful.

   Synonyms: flagitious, nefarious

   • 1910, Jack London, Burning Daylight‎^[1]:

     This public making of him over into an iniquitous monster had pretty well crushed any lingering hope he had of getting acquainted with Dede Mason.

2. Morally objectionable.

   Synonym: perverse

   • 1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], Pride and Prejudice, volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton […], →OCLC:

     "It certainly is a most iniquitous affair," said Mr. Bennet, "and nothing can clear Mr. Collins from the guilt of inheriting Longbourn.

   • 1855 January 5, Anthony Trollope, “Mr. Bold’s Visit to Plumstead”, in The Warden, London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC, page 193:

     Are you aware, sir, that we have gone to enormous expense to resist this iniquitous attempt of yours?

   • 1979, Blake Edwards, 10, spoken by Neighbor:

     I've had it. That's it George! For one year now, I've been providing X-rated entertainment and you reciprocate with PG! It's an iniquitous arrangement!

Antonyms

• righteous

Derived terms

• iniquitously

Translations

sinful

• Bulgarian: грешен (bg) (grešen), греховен (bg) (grehoven)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 邪惡嘅／邪恶嘅 (ce⁴ ok³ ge³)

• Dutch: boosaardig (nl), zondig (nl)
• German: sündig (de)
• Hungarian: gonosz (hu), rossz (hu), galád (hu)
• Portuguese: pecaminoso (pt) m
• Spanish: pecaminoso, inicuo (es)
• Turkish: günahkâr (tr)
• Ukrainian: неправедний m (nepravednyj), грішний m (hrišnyj)

morally objectionable

• Dutch: onrechtvaardig (nl), moreel verwerpelijk
• German: ungerecht (de), verwerflich (de)
• Spanish: injusto (es), inicuo (es)
• Turkish: adaletsiz (tr)
• Ukrainian: несправедливий m (nespravedlyvyj), незаконний m (nezakonnyj)