iniquitous

[ih-nik-wi-tuhs] Example Sentences

in·iq·ui·tous

[ih-nik-wi-tuhs]
adjective
characterized by injustice or wickedness; wicked; sinful.

Origin:
1720–30; iniquit(y) + -ous

in·iq·ui·tous·ly, adverb
in·iq·ui·tous·ness, noun
un·in·iq·ui·tous, adjective
un·in·iq·ui·tous·ly, adverb
un·in·iq·ui·tous·ness, noun


flagitious, nefarious, perverse, evil, base, unjust, wrong.


righteous.

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To iniquitous

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Iniquitous is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Example Sentences
  • The only power that has actually used these iniquitous weapons is determined to preserve its hegemony by them.
Collins
World English Dictionary
iniquity (ɪˈnɪkwɪtɪ)
 
n , pl -ties
1.  lack of justice or righteousness; wickedness; injustice
2.  a wicked act; sin
 
[C14: from Latin inīquitās, from inīquus unfair, from in-1 + aequus even, level; see equal]
 
in'iquitous
 
adj
 
in'iquitously
 
adv
 
in'iquitousness
 
n

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT